Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3678

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment concluding that a litigant is liable for damage arising from the malicious, unlawful exercise of the right to litigate. It must set out the factual elements and circumstances from which it inferred the intent to abuse and act maliciously.
Arabic original
انتهاء الحكم إلي مسئولية خصم عن الإضرار الناشئة عن استعمال حق التقاضي استعمالاً كيدياً غير مشروع. وجوب إبراده العناصر الواقعية والظروف الحاصلة التي استخلص منها نية الانحراف والكيد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 677. PDF pages: 677.

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