Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3009

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

English translation of the principle

The devolutive effect of an appeal. Its prerequisite and consequence: the Court of Appeal must respond to pleas and defences previously advanced by the respondent before the court of first instance, even if not advanced before it, provided they have not been expressly or implicitly waived.
Arabic original
الأثر الناقل للاستئناف. مناطه ومؤداه: وجوب رد محكمة الاستئناف على ما سبق أن تمسك به المستأنف ضده من دفوع ودفاع أمام محكمة أول درجة ولو لم يتمسك به أمامها ما دام لم يتنازل عنها صراحة أو ضمناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩١٧/٢٠٠٦، ٣/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٧/١١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج٣ ص٤٢٠)

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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