Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3008

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

English translation of the principle

The two-tier litigation system. Its implication. Reconsideration of the same case determined by the first-instance court a second time before the Court of Appeal. The effect of this. The Court of Appeal may hear it on the basis of new evidence, pleas, and grounds of defense submitted, in addition to what was previously submitted to the court of first instance.
Arabic original
نظام التقاضي على درجتين. مؤداه. إعادة نظر ذات القضية التي فصلت فيها المحكمة الابتدائية مرة ثانية أمام محكمة الاستئناف. أثر ذلك. لمحكمة الاستئناف نظرها على أساس ما يقدم من أدلة ودفوع وأوجه دفاع جديدة فضلاً عما سبق تقديمه إلى محكمة أول درجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٤/٢٠٠٧ عمالي جلسة ٧/١٠/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج٣ ص٣٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 509. PDF pages: 506.

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