Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1178

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The defence of non-performance and the right of retention. Means of inducing the debtor to perform its obligations. Conditions thereof: good faith and absence of abuse in exercising the right.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم التنفيذ والحق في الحبس. وسائل لحمل المدين على تنفيذ التزاماته. شروط ذلك حسن النيه وعدم التعسف في استعمال الحق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٠/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٦٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 225. PDF pages: 225.

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