Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2789

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

English translation of the principle

An appeal transfers the action to the Court of Appeal with all its factual elements and legal evidence, within the limits of what has been appealed. The Court of Appeal must exercise its review over the court of first instance's exercise of its discretionary power in assessing evidence. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى إلى محكمة الاستئناف بكافة عناصرها الواقعية وأدلتها القانونية في حدود ما رفع عنه الاستئناف. على محكمة الاستئناف أن تسلط رقابتها على أعمال محكمة أول درجة لسلطتها التقديرية في شأن تقدير الأدلة. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٧/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٢٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 474. PDF pages: 471.

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