Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2483

Appellate proceedings. They are considered independent of the proceedings before the court of first instance as regards their institution and conduct. The effect: cessation of the capacity of a representative of a party after the date of the first-instance judgment. It has no retroactive effect on the procedural steps validly taken at first instance. The cessation of his capacity to represent that party is confined to the appellate proceedings. An example concerning cessation of the capacity of the Public Authority for Minors Affairs after delivery of the first-instance judgment.