Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2970

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

English translation of the principle

Appeal. Its effect. Transfer of the action to the Court of Appeal with the pleas and grounds of defense previously raised by the respondent before the court of first instance, even if he does not invoke them before it, and whether the first-instance judgment accepted them or did not accept them, or interpreted them in one way rather than another and the court determined them against his interest. Its condition. That he has not waived them expressly or implicitly.
Arabic original
الاستئناف. أثره. نقل الدعوى إلى محكمة الاستئناف بما سبق أن أثارة المستأنف عليه أمام محكمة أول درجة من دفوع وأوجه دفاع ولو لم يتمسك بها أمامها وسواء قبلها حكم أول درجة أم لم يقبلها أو فسرها على نحو معين دون آخر وفصلت فيها المحكمة لغير مصلحته. شرطه. ألا يتنازل عنها صراحة أو ضمنياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٢/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 503. PDF pages: 500.

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