Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4309

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

English translation of the principle

The devolutive effect of an appeal. What it encompasses. The appellate court may not address a matter not placed before it. An example of a plea that an action is inadmissible because it was brought against a person lacking standing, raised in an excluded memorandum. By the court of first instance, and which was not placed before the appellate court.
Arabic original
الأثر الناقل للاستئناف. ما يشمله. عدم جواز تعرض محكمة الاستئناف لأمر غير مطروح عليها. مثال لدفع بعدم قبول الدعوى لرفعها على غير ذي صفة أبدى في مذكرة مستبعدة. من محكمة أول درجة ولم يكن مطروحاً في الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٤/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 793. PDF pages: 790.

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