Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2958

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 second instance with all its factual elements and legal grounds. The Court of Appeal may form its conviction from the statements of witnesses before the court of first instance and may take a different approach in its assessment of their statements.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى إلى محكمة الدرجة الثانية بجميع عناصرها الواقعية وأسانيدها القانونية. لمحكمة الاستئناف تكوين عقيدتها من أقوال الشهود أمام محكمة الدرجة الأولى ولها أن تذهب مذهباً مغايراً في تقديرها لأقوالهم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ١٦١، ١٦٤، ١٦٧/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٤٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 501. PDF pages: 498.

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