Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2816

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

English translation of the principle

The authority of the Court of Appeal is limited to what was appealed only. - The criterion for determining what is challenged on appeal from the first-instance ruling. The requests contained in the statement of appeal, not what the appellant sets out in his memoranda.
Arabic original
سلطة محكمة الاستئناف تتحدد بما رفع عنه الاستئناف فقط. - المناط في تحديد المطعون فيه بالاستئناف من قضاء أول درجة. ما ورد بصحيفته من طلبات دون ما يورده المستأنف في مذكراته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥١/١٩٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٤٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 478. PDF pages: 475.

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