Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2657

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments rendered by the court of first instance as final judgments. The general rule is that they may not be appealed. The exception. A provision to the contrary, or where they are void, based on void procedures, or rendered contrary to an earlier judgment that has not acquired the force of res judicata.
Arabic original
الأحكام الصادرة من محكمة الدرجة الأولى بصفة انتهائية. الأصل عدم جواز استئنافها. الاستثناء. النص على خلاف ذلك أو إذا كانت باطلة أو مبنية على إجراءات باطلة أو كانت صادرة على خلاف حكم سابق لم يحز قوة الأمر المقضي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/١٩٩٠ عمالي جلسة ١٩/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٣٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 448. PDF pages: 445.

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