Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3680

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

English translation of the principle

Award of compensation for damage from malicious litigation. Its prerequisite. The appeal or the manner of the opponent’s conduct in defending the appeal must have been intended to vex. Article 135 of the Law of Procedure. - The right of recourse to the courts. Diverting it from its prescribed purpose and exercising it maliciously to harm another. Its effect. Liability for compensation. Assessment of the existence or absence thereof. Exclusively for the court of merits. Condition thereof. Its inference must be reasonable and grounded in the established case papers. Liability for reporting crimes:
Arabic original
الحكم بتعويض الضرر عن كيد التقاضي. مناطه. كون الطعن أو طريقة سلوك الخصم في دفاعه في الطعن قصد به الكيد. م ١٣٥ مرافعات. - حق الالتجاء إلى القضاء. الانحراف به عما شرع له واستعماله استعمالاً كيدياً ابتغاء مضارة الغير. أثره. مساءلته عن التعويض. تقدير قيام ذلك أو نفيه. استقلال محكمة الموضوع به. شرطه. أن يكون استخلاصها سائغاً وله أصله الثابت في الأوراق. المسئولية عن التبليغ عن الجرائم:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٩٩، ٩٠٣/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٤٤١)

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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