Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 950

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

English translation of the principle

The right of retention. It is a defence of non-performance. - 205 - The Right - The judge's recognition of a litigant's right of retention does not prevent him from awarding what the opposing litigant requests, provided that he attaches to his judgment the condition that the latter perform his obligation at the same time. His failure to do so. An error. An example.
Arabic original
الحق في الحبس. هو دفع بعدم التنفيذ. - ٢٠٥ - الحق - اقرار القاضي للخصم في حقه في الحبس ليس بمانع له من الحكم بما يطلبه خصمه على أن يقرن حكمه بشرط قيامه بتنفيذ التزامه في الوقت ذاته. مخالفته ذلك. خطأ. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢/٨٧ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 205. PDF pages: 205–206.

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