Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2642

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

English translation of the principle

Permissibility of appealing a judgment issued within the final-instance monetary threshold if it contradicts an earlier judgment that has not acquired the force of res judicata. The court hearing the appeal against the second judgment is not bound by the authority of the first judgment so long as it has not become final. 138/2, Civil Procedure.
Arabic original
جواز استئناف الحكم الصادر في حدود النصاب الانتهائي إذا صدر على خلاف حكم سابق لم يحز قوة الشيء المحكوم فيه. عدم تقيد المحكمة التي تنظر استئناف الحكم الثاني بحجية الحكم الأول طالما لم يصبح نهائياً. ١٣٨/٢ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٦/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٤/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٣٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 446. PDF pages: 443.

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