Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3011

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

English translation of the principle

The appeal transfers the subject matter of the dispute in the state it was in before issuance of the appealed judgment and resubmits it to it with its legal grounds and factual evidence. The Court of Appeal has no power to address a new claim not presented to the court of first instance. The rationale for this. Example concerning attorneys' fees.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل موضوع النزاع بحالته التي كان عليها قبل صدور الحكم المستأنف ويعيد طرحه عليها مع أسانيده القانونية وأدلته الواقعية. محكمة الاستئناف لا تملك التصدي لطلب جديد لم يعرض على محكمة أول درجة. علة ذلك. مثال بشأن أتعاب المحاماة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٤٧، ٨٤٨/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١٠/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٣ ص١٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 510. PDF pages: 507.

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