Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2449

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

English translation of the principle

Appeal. Its scope. The Court of Appeal's determination of a new subject matter not presented to the court of first instance. Impermissible. Reason thereof. Avoiding deprivation of one of the two levels of adjudication, which is a matter of public policy. - A new claim. Its nature.
Arabic original
الاستئناف. نطاقه. تصدي محكمة الاستئناف لموضوع جديد لم يعرض على محكمة أول درجة. لا يجوز. علة ذلك. عدم تفويت إحدى درجتي التقاضي وهو ما يتعلق بالنظام العام. - الطلب الجديد. ماهيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٥/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 410. PDF pages: 407.

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