Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1496

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Fraud upon which a petition for reconsideration is based. Its nature. Its conditions: that it emanate from the judgment creditor, his representative or a third party—if the opponent participated in it or knowingly used it—or that it remain concealed from the petitioner throughout the hearing of the action and influence the court’s conviction. Assessment of the evidence establishing it. A matter for the trial court, provided it is reasonable. Example.
Arabic original
الغش الذي ينبني عليه التماس إعادة النظر. ماهيته. شروطه: أن يكون صادراً من المحكوم له أو من يمثله أو الغير - إذا ساهم فيه الخصم أو استعمله عالماً به- أو يكون خافياً عن الملتمس طوال نظر الدعوى وأن يؤثر في عقيدة المحكمة. تقدير ما يثُبت به. موضوعي ما دام سائغاً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٣/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ٢٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 302. PDF pages: 302.

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