Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1873

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

English translation of the principle

Statutory set-off and judicial set-off. The nature of each. - Effecting judicial set-off. Its condition. That it be raised in the form of an incidental claim. Seeking it in the form of a defence. Impermissible.
Arabic original
المقاصة القانونية والمقاصة القضائية. ماهية كل منهما. - إجراء المقاصة القضائية . شرطه. أن تبدى في صورة طلب عارض. طلبها في صورة دفع. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/٩٤ مدني جلسة ١٧/١٠/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 358. PDF pages: 358.

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