Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1329

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

English translation of the principle

Effecting judicial set-off. Its condition. It must be raised in the form of an incidental claim, not in the form of a defence. - Judicial set-off may not be requested for the first time on appeal.
Arabic original
إجراء المقاصة القضائية . شرطه. أن تبدى في صورة طلب عارض فلا تبدى في صورة دفع. - المقاصة القضائية لا يجوز طلبها لأول مرة في الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 245. PDF pages: 242.

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