Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2804

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

English translation of the principle

The function of the Court of Cassation does not extend beyond examining what was before the court of merits. A ground of challenge concerning what was not before the Court of Appeal and was not included within its scope. An inadmissible ground of challenge.
Arabic original
مهمة محكمة التمييز لا تتعدى فحص ما كان معروضاً على محكمة الموضوع. النعي المتعلق بما لم يكن معروضاً على محكمة الاستئناف ولم يشمله نطاقه. نعي غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١/١٩٨٨ عمالي جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٣٧٨) (والطعن ٢١١/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/١٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٣٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 476. PDF pages: 473.

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