Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2959

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

English translation of the principle

The appeal transfers the action to the Court of Appeal with its factual elements and legal evidence solely within the limits of what is appealed. The Court of Appeal may not address a new subject matter not presented to the court of first instance. The rationale for this. Example.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى إلى محكمة الاستئناف بعناصرها الواقعية وأدلتها القانونية في حدود ما رفع عنه الاستئناف فقط. عدم جواز تصدي محكمة الاستئناف لموضوع جديد لم يعرض على محكمة أول درجة. علة ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٨/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٧٥)

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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