Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1494

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

English translation of the principle

Consolidating two actions differing in cause and subject matter does not result in their merger and the loss of each action’s independence unless one constitutes a means of defence in the other.
Arabic original
ضم الدعويين المختلفتين سبباً وموضوعاً لا يترتب عليه اندماجهما وفقدان كل منهما استقلالها إلا إذا كانت إحداهما وسيلة دفاع في الأخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/١٩٩٥ مدني جلسة ٨/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 274. PDF pages: 271.

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