Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1528

The respondent's filing of an incidental appeal or a cross-appeal. Its effect. The dispute adjudicated by the court of first instance is transferred in its entirety to the Court of Appeal within the limits of the relief sought in the principal appeal and the incidental appeal or cross-appeal. - A ruling in the principal appeal increasing the compensation awarded entails a conclusive ruling on entitlement to compensation and its amount. Its effect. It is deemed an implied ruling on the incidental appeal, even if the judgment does not discuss it at all. - 238 - Civil Procedure