Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4202

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

English translation of the principle

A new claim on appeal. Its nature. - A claim is judged by its substance and purpose, not the words in which it was formulated. - What falls within the general scope of the original claim before the court of first instance. Is not considered a new claim. Example concerning the rejection of a plea of inadmissibility of new claims. - 776 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
الطلب الجديد في الاستئناف. ماهيته. - العبرة في الطلب بحقيقته ومرماه لا ألفاظ التي صيغ بها. - ما يندرج في عموم الطلب الأصلي أمام محكمة أول درجة. لا يعتبر طلباً جديداً. مثال بشأن رفض دفع بعدم قبول طلبات جديدة. - ٧٧٦ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/١٩٩٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢١/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 776. PDF pages: 773.

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