Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 122

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A plea that the action may not be heard because it has previously been adjudicated. It is considered a defence touching the merits of the action. Its implication. Forfeiture of the right to raise procedural pleas not relating to public policy after raising it. An example.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم جواز نظر الدعوى لسابقة الفصل فيها. اعتباره دفاعاً يمس موضوع الدعوى. مؤدى ذلك. سقوط الحق في إبداء الدفوع الشكلية غير المتعلقة بالنظام العام عقب إبدائه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الأول ص٦٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 26. PDF pages: 23.

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