Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4328

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 raised before the court of first instance. Its condition: that they have not been expressly or implicitly waived. Implicit waiver of a plea raised at first instance. Its effect. It is not deemed to be before the Court of Appeal. The judgment’s disregard of it. Does not vitiate it. An example. Concerning implicit waiver of a plea of limitation.
Arabic original
التزام المحكمة الاستئنافية بالرد على ما أبدي أمام محكمة أول درجة من دفوع. شرطه: عدم التنازل عنها صراحة أو ضمناً. التنازل الضمني عن الدفع المبدي أمام أول درجة. أثره. عدم اعتباره مطروحاً على محكمة الاستئناف. التفات الحكم عنه. لا يعيبه. مثال. بشأن تنازل ضمني عن الدفع بالتقادم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٠/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٨١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 796. PDF pages: 793.

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