Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2476

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A defence involving facts that was not previously raised before the trial court. It may not be invoked for the first time before the Court of Cassation. Example. Dissolution of the insurance contract because of the Iraqi invasion.
Arabic original
الدفاع الذي يخالطه واقع لم يسبق إبداؤه أمام محكمة الموضوع. لا يجوز التحدي به لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز. مثال. انفساخ عقد التأمين بسبب الغزو العراقي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٢٩١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 426. PDF pages: 426.

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