Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2918

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

English translation of the principle

The devolutive effect of an appeal. Its implication. The Court of Appeal’s authority to rely solely on their statements, the witnesses, in the evidentiary inquiry conducted by the court of first instance. It may adopt a result different from that reached by the court of first instance.
Arabic original
الأثر الناقل للاستئناف. مؤداه. سلطة محكمة الاستئناف في الاكتفاء بأقوالهم الشهود بالتحقيق الذي أجرته محكمة أول درجة. لها الأخذ بنتيجة مغايرة لما انتهت إليه محكمة أول درجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/١٩٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٣٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 496. PDF pages: 493.

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