Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3941

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

English translation of the principle

A manifestly invalid defence. No fault attaches to the judgment if it does not answer it. Example of a plea that a sale contract is a sham owing to collusion and fraud.
Arabic original
الدفاع الظاهر البطلان. لا على الحكم إن لم يرد عليه. مثال لدفع بصورية عقد البيع للتواطؤ والغش.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٦/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 734. PDF pages: 731.

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