Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2866

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

English translation of the principle

An appeal transfers the action in the state it was in before the appealed judgment was rendered, solely as regards what has been appealed. Implication thereof. Determining what is challenged on appeal. Criterion: the relief the litigant requests at the conclusion of his notice, rather than what appears in the notice or defense memoranda. Example.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى بحالتها التي كانت عليها قبل صدور الحكم المستأنف بالنسبة لما رفع عنه الاستئناف فقط. مؤداه. تحديد المطعون فيه بالاستئناف. مناطه: ما يطلب الخصم القضاء له به في ختام صحيفته دون ما يرد في الصحيفة أو في مذكرات الدفاع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج١ ص٤٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 486. PDF pages: 483.

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