Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2307

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

English translation of the principle

The right of retention. A substantive defence. It may be invoked for the first time before the Court of Appeal where its conditions are satisfied. Article 318, Civil Code.
Arabic original
الحق في الحبس. دفع موضوعي. يجوز التمسك به لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف متى استوفى شروطه. م ٣١٨ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٧/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 428. PDF pages: 428.

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