Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 228

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

English translation of the principle

The right to litigate and defend. Among guaranteed rights. The condition thereof: it must not be diverted from the purpose for which it was established and used as a means of obstinacy in litigation, harassment and malice to harm the opponent; otherwise, the person is deemed to have abused that right and compensation is due to the opponent therefor. - Inferring malice in litigation as a fault giving rise to liability. A factual matter within the exclusive province of the trial court. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
حق التقاضي والدفاع. من الحقوق المكفولة. شرط ذلك: عدم الانحراف به عما شرع من أجله واتخاذه وسيلة للدد في الخصومة والعنت والكيد إضراراً بالخصم وإلا اعتبر الشخص متعسفاً في استعماله لذلك الحق واستحق عن ذلك تعويض للخصم. - استخلاص الكيد في التقاضي باعتباره خطأ يرتب المسئولية. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١١٥٦، ١١٦٢/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٣/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٣٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 54. PDF pages: 54.

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