Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3000

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

English translation of the principle

The scope of the appeal. It is determined by the claims submitted before the court of first instance within the limits of what was appealed. The consequence thereof. Departure from them is impermissible, whether by changing their substance or introducing new claims. Example concerning an incidental claim submitted for the first time before the Court of Appeal as a - 507 - Civil and Commercial Procedure new claim.
Arabic original
نطاق الاستئناف. تحديده بالطلبات التي أبديت أمام محكمة أول درجة في حدود ما رفع عنه الاستئناف. مؤدى ذلك. عدم جواز الخروج عليها سواء بتغيير مضمونها أو استحداث طلبات جديدة. مثال بشأن طلب عارض أُبدي لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف كطلب - ٥٠٧ - المرافعات جديد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢١/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٥٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 507. PDF pages: 504–505.

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