Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1900

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 that creditor owes him whenever its conditions are met. The nature of those conditions. - The debtor is not compelled to pay a disputed debt or one of an undetermined amount.
Arabic original
للمدين حق المقاصة بين ما هو مستحق عليه لدائنه وما هو مستحق له قبل هذا الدائن متى توافرت شروطها. ماهية تلك الشروط. - المدين لا يجبر على دفع دين متنازع فيه أو غير معلوم المقدار.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٤/٢٠٠٥ عمالي جلسة ٤/١٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٩)

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

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