Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3090

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

English translation of the principle

Impermissibility of submitting new claims on appeal. A rule pertaining to public policy. The new claim that is inadmissible on appeal. Its nature. Example: a claim for interest for the first time before the Court of Appeal. Inadmissible. The judgment concluding that it should be rejected. Does not render it defective for contravening the law.
Arabic original
عدم جواز تقديم طلبات جديدة في الاستئناف. قاعدة تتعلق بالنظام العام. الطلب الجديد الذي لا يقبل في الاستئناف. ماهيته مثال: طلب الفوائد لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف. غير مقبول. انتهاء الحكم إلى رفضه. لا يعيبه بمخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٠/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٥٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 521. PDF pages: 518.

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