Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1502

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: fraud committed by the party in whose favor judgment was rendered in the action on its basis, against which the court had no opportunity to guard when relying on it because the party against whom judgment was rendered did not refute it, being ignorant of it and its existence being concealed from him. Its condition. It must have influenced the court's opinion. Article 148, Civil Procedure Law. Example concerning denial of lineage.
Arabic original
الغش الذي ينبني عليه التماس إعادة النظر. ماهيته: هو الذي يقع ممن حكم لصالحه في الدعوى بناء عليه ولم يتح للمحكمة الاحتراز عند أخذها به لعدم دحض المحكوم عليه له لجهله به وخفاء أمره عليه. شرطه. أن يكون قد أثر في رأي المحكمة. م ١٤٨ مرافعات. مثال بشأن إنكار نسب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٠/٢٠٠٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/٥/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٤٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 303. PDF pages: 303.

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