Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2180

Judgments rendered by courts of first instance as final judgments. They may not be appealed except in excepted cases, including invalidity in the judgment. - Deficiency in the judgment’s factual reasons. Its implication. Invalidity of the judgment. Deficiency in its legal reasons. Its effect. Rendering it tainted by an error in the application of law, which is not among the cases that do not exceptionally permit appeals against judgments rendered as final judgments by courts of first instance. - The court’s familiarity with the evidence submitted to it and its subjecting it to its assessment. Its committing an error in assessing the evidence. Its effect. The judgment is not invalid. Its implication: it may not be appealed. Example. - 359 - Civil Procedure