Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1903

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

English translation of the principle

Permissibility of challenging a judgment. Its condition. - Acceptance of a judgment that precludes challenge. It must concern the judgment itself. Grounds of challenge. There is no occasion to address them until the challenge has been admitted as to form. Fulfilment of the conditions by the challenger before the Court of Cassation. Its effect. The challenge is permissible even if the first-instance judgment was not appealed. Its condition. The challenger's appearance in the dispute before the Court of Appeal, not abandoning the dispute with the opposing party, and the challenged judgment having been rendered against the challenger. Example.
Arabic original
جواز الطعن في الحكم. شرطه. - قبول الحكم المانع من الطعن. وجوب أن ينصب على ذات الحكم. أسباب الطعن. لا محل لتناولها إلا بعد قبول الطعن شكلاً. توافر الشروط في الطاعن أمام محكمة التمييز. أثره. جواز الطعن ولو لم يستأنف الحكم الابتدائي. شرطه. مثوله في النزاع أمام محكمة الاستئناف وعدم تخليه عن منازعته لخصمه وصدور الحكم المطعون فيه ضده. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٠٧، ١١١/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٤/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 307. PDF pages: 304.

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