Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1897

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial set-off. Its condition: it must be presented in the form of an incidental claim submitted by the defendant in response to - 361 - Obligation his opponent's original action. It may not be sought in the form of a defense to the opponent's action, nor may it be sought for the first time before the Court of Appeal.
Arabic original
المقاصة القضائية. شرطها: إيرادها في صورة طلب عارض يقدمه المدعى عليه رداً على دعوى - ٣٦١ - التزام خصمه الأصلية. عدم جواز طلبها في صورة دفع لدعوى الخصم كما لا يجوز طلبها لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٣/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 361. PDF pages: 361–362.

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