Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3148

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

English translation of the principle

The litigants’ right to present a new defence before the Court of Appeal even if it was not previously raised before the court of first instance.
Arabic original
حق الخصوم في إبداء دفاع جديد أمام محكمة الاستئناف ولو لم يسبق التمسك به أمام محكمة أول درجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٣/٧/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٣٩٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 531. PDF pages: 528.

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