Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2728

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

English translation of the principle

The rule is that judgments delivered with final effect by courts of first instance may not be appealed. The exception: where the judgment is affected by nullity, or procedural nullity influenced the judgment, or the judgment was delivered contrary to an earlier judgment that had not acquired the force of res judicata. - Ruling that an appeal is impermissible because the monetary threshold is not met despite the nullity of the first-instance judgment. An error in the application of the law requiring cassation of the judgment.
Arabic original
الأصل عدم جواز استئناف الأحكام الصادرة بصفة انتهائية من محاكم الدرجة الأولي. الاستثناء : إذا وقع بطلان في الحكم أو بطلان الإجراءات أثر في الحكم أو إذا صدر الحكم على خلاف حكم سابق لم يحز قوة الأمر المقضي. - القضاء بعدم جواز الاستئناف لقلة النصاب رغم بطلان الحكم الابتدائي. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييز الحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ١٨/١٠/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٤٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 462. PDF pages: 459.

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