Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2718

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments issued by courts of first instance as final judgments. They may not be appealed except in the cases excepted, 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 applying the law. - The court's familiarity with the evidence submitted to it and its assessment thereof. Its error in assessing the evidence. Its effect. No invalidity of the judgment. Its implication: no permissibility of appealing it by way of exception. Example.
Arabic original
الأحكام الصادرة من محاكم الدرجة الأولى بصفة انتهائية. عدم جواز استئنافها إلا ما استثنى ومنه حالة وقوع بطلان في الحكم. - قصور الحكم في أسبابه الواقعة. مؤداه. بطلان الحكم. قصوره في أسبابه القانونية. أثره. جعله مشوباً بالخطأ في تطبيق القانون. - إلمام المحكمة بالدليل المقدم إليها وإخضاعه لتقديرها. وقوعها في خطأ في تقدير الدليل. أثره. عدم بطلان الحكم. مؤدي ذلك: عدم جواز استئنافه استثناءً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/٢٠٠٢ عمالي جلسة ١٦/١٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٤٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 460. PDF pages: 457.

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