Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 174

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial set-off. Its condition: it must be presented in the form of an incidental claim submitted by the defendant in response to his opponent's original action. It may not be sought in the form of a plea to the opponent's action, nor may it be sought for the first time before the Court of Appeal.
Arabic original
المقاصة القضائية شرطها: إيرادها في صورة طلب عارض يقدمه المدعى عليه رداً على دعوى خصمه الأصلية. عدم جواز طلبها في صورة دفع لدعوى الخصم كما لا يجوز طلبها لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الأول ص٦٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 34. PDF pages: 31.

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