Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3001

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

English translation of the principle

An appeal transfers the case in the state it was in before the appealed judgment was rendered, only as regards what was brought upon appeal. The import thereof. The court considers the appeal on the basis of the new evidence, pleas, and grounds of defense submitted to it and what had been submitted thereof to the court of first instance. An example concerning the dower.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى بحالتها التي كانت عليها قبل صدور الحكم المستأنف بالنسبة لما رفع عند الاستئناف فقط. مفاد ذلك. نظر المحكمة للاستئناف على أساس ما يقدم لها من أدلة ودفوع وأوجه دفاع جديدة وما كان قد قدم من ذلك لمحكمة الدرجة الأولى. مثال بشأن المهر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٣/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٥٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 508. PDF pages: 505.

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