Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4065

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

English translation of the principle

The appellate court’s obligation to respond to pleas advanced before the court of first instance. Its condition: that they have not been waived expressly or implicitly. Implicit waiver of a defense advanced at first instance. Effect thereof. It is not regarded as submitted to the Court of Appeal. The judgment’s disregard of it. Does not render it defective. Example.
Arabic original
التزام المحكمة الاستئنافية بالرد على ما أبدي أمام محكمة أول درجة من دفوع. شرطه: عدم التنازل عنها صراحة أو ضمنا. التنازل الضمني عن الدفاع المبدي أمام أول درجة. أثره. عدم اعتباره مطروحا على محكمة الاستئناف. التفات الحكم عنه. لا يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٠/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 753. PDF pages: 750.

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