Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3374

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

English translation of the principle

An appeal transfers the entire action to the court of second instance with all its elements and evidence. Consequence. The pleas raised before the court of first instance are considered submitted to it. Effect: it must respond to them unless they have been expressly or implicitly waived.
Arabic original
الاستئناف ينقل الدعوى برمتها إلى محكمة الدرجة الثانية بجميع عناصرها وأدلتها. مؤداه. أن الدفوع المبداة أمام محكمة أول درجة تعتبر مطروحة عليها. أثر ذلك: التزامها بالرد عليها ما لم يتنازل عنها صراحة أو ضمناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص١١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 571. PDF pages: 568.

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