Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1827

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Exhaustion by the court of first instance of its jurisdiction. Appeal against this judgment. Its effect. The Court of Appeal must determine the merits of the action, without this being regarded as an assumption of original jurisdiction. The reason therefor. - Remittal of the action to the court of first instance. Its criterion. It must not have determined the merits of the action. The reason therefor. Not depriving the litigants of the principle of litigation at two levels.
Arabic original
استنفاد محكمة أول درجة ولايتها. استئناف هذا الحكم . أثره . وجوب فصل محكمة الاستئناف في موضوع الدعوى. دون أن يعد ذلك تصديا . علة ذلك. - إعادة الدعوى إلى محكمة أول درجة. مناطه. ألا تكون قد فصلت في موضوع الدعوى. علة ذلك. عدم حرمان الخصوم من مبدأ التقاضي على درجتين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٥/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 333. PDF pages: 330.

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