Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1894

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

English translation of the principle

The debtor has the right to set off what he owes his creditor against what is owed to him by that creditor whenever its conditions are fulfilled. The nature of those conditions.
Arabic original
للمدين حق المقاصة بين ما هو مستحق عليه لدائنه وما هو مستحق له قبل هذا الدائن متى توافرت شروطها. ماهية تلك الشروط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٤/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ٤/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 361. PDF pages: 361.

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