Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3153

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

English translation of the principle

A new claim that is inadmissible on appeal. Its nature. Regard is had to the true nature and purpose of the claim, not the wording in which it is formulated. What is not considered a new claim in this regard. Example: that which is expressed in different wording from that in which it was formulated before the court of first instance.
Arabic original
الطلب الجديد الذي لا يقبل في الاستئناف. ماهيته. العبرة بحقيقة الطلب ومرماه لا باللفظ الذي صيغ به. ما لا يعد طلباً جديداً في هذا الصدد. مثال: مايوضع في صياغة أخرى تختلف عما صيغ فيها أمام محكمة أول درجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/١٩٩٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/٣/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٥٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 532. PDF pages: 529.

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