Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4115

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Cassation’s task in reviewing the court of merits. Confined to what was presented before the latter. Its effect: reliance on a defense based on facts not previously presented to the court of merits. Impermissible to raise it for the first time before the Court of Cassation. Example.
Arabic original
مهمة محكمة التمييز بصدد مراقبة محكمة الموضوع. قصرها على ما كان معروضاً عليها. أثره: التحدي بدفاع يقوم على واقع لم يسبق طرحه على محكمة الموضوع. عدم جواز إثارته لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٩٩ عمالي جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٤٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 761. PDF pages: 758.

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