Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1541

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

English translation of the principle

The authority of the Court of Appeal is limited to what has been appealed only. The portions of the first-instance judgment not covered by the appeal. Become final and unappealable, and the Court of Appeal may not address them.
Arabic original
سلطة محكمة الاستئناف تتحدد بما رفع عنه الاستئناف فقط. ما لم يتناوله الاستئناف من قضاء الحكم الابتدائي. يصبح باتاً لا يجوز لمحكمة الاستئناف التعرض له.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٨، ٤٠/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 240. PDF pages: 237.

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