Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 791

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

English translation of the principle

A new ground unrelated to public policy. Raising it for the first time before the Court of Cassation is impermissible. Example concerning a challenge alleging nullity of a procedure based on the absence of standing of one of the litigants or the validity of his representation, unrelated to public policy.
Arabic original
السبب الجديد الغير متعلق بالنظام العام . النعى به لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز غير جائز. مثال بشأن النعى لبطلان الإجراء المبنى على انعدام صفة أحد الخصوم أو صحة تمثيله غير متعلق بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/١٩٩٣ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 154. PDF pages: 151.

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