Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 935

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

English translation of the principle

The ordinary monetary threshold of the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance. 5,000 dinars. The value of the action not exceeding that amount: its effect is that its judgment becomes final. - The determining factor in assessing the value of the action in relation to the appeal threshold is the final relief sought therein.
Arabic original
النصاب العادي لاختصاص المحكمة الكلية. خمسة آلاف دينار. عدم زيادة قيمة الدعوى عن ذلك: أثره صيرورة حكمها انتهائياً. - العبرة من تقدير قيمة الدعوى فيما يتعلق بنصاب الاستئناف هو بالطلبات الختامية فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٠/١٩٨٨ مدني جلسة ٢٧/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 178. PDF pages: 175.

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