Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4024

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

English translation of the principle

A defense involving mixed questions of fact and law may not be raised for the first time before the Court of Cassation. An example concerning a plea that the action may not be heard.
Arabic original
الدفاع الذي يختلط فيه الواقع بالقانون لا يقبل إثارته لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. مثال بشأن الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 746. PDF pages: 743.

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