Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 126

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

English translation of the principle

The plea that the action be deemed as if it had never been filed. A formal plea relating to procedure. It must be raised before addressing the merits; otherwise, the right to raise it lapses. - Addressing the merits so as to extinguish a procedural plea. Its nature.
Arabic original
الدفع باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن. دفع شكلي يتعلق بالإجراءات. وجوب إبداؤه قبل التعرض للموضوع وإلا سقط الحق في إبدائه. - التكلم في الموضوع المسقط للدفع الشكلي. ماهيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الأول ص٦٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 27. PDF pages: 24.

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