Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1885

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial set-off. It is a condition for effecting it that it be raised in the form of an incidental claim submitted by the defendant in response to his opponent's original action. It may not be sought in the form of a defence or for the first time on appeal. An example.
Arabic original
المقاصة القضائية. يشترط لإجرائها أن تبدى في صورة طلب عارض يقدمه المدعى عليه رداً على دعوى خصمه الأصلية. عدم جواز طلبها في صورة دفع أو لأول مرة أمام الاستئناف مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٢/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 360. PDF pages: 360.

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