Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3184

The appellee filing an incidental appeal or a cross-appeal. Its effect. The dispute adjudicated by the court of first instance is transferred in its entirety to the Court of Appeal within the limits of the relief sought in the principal appeal and the incidental appeal or cross-appeal. - The Court of Appeal may adjudicate the dispute before it in all its aspects, whether in favor of the principal appellant or the party bringing the incidental appeal or cross-appeal. - A ruling in the principal appeal increasing the compensation awarded entails a definitive ruling on entitlement to compensation and its amount. Effect thereof. It is considered an implicit ruling in the incidental appeal even if the judgment did not address it in any examination.