Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4306

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

English translation of the principle

Characterization of the parties’ pleas. The determining consideration therein. The true nature and purpose of the plea, not its designation. - A plea that the period prescribed for bringing the action has expired. It concerns the conditions necessary for hearing the action, revolves around the right of action, is separate from the right for whose protection the action was brought, and seeks to prevent the court from admitting the action. The judgment concluding that the action is inadmissible. No error.
Arabic original
تكييف دفوع الخصوم. العبرة فيه. بحقيقة الدفع ومرماه لا بتسميته. - الدفع بانقضاء المدة المحددة لرفع الدعوى. تعلقه بالشروط اللازمة لسماع الدعوى ويدور حول الحق في الدعوى وينفصل عن الحق الذي رفعت الدعوى لحمايته ويرمي إلى منع المحكمة من قبول الدعوى. انتهاء الحكم إلى عدم قبول الدعوى. لا خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٤/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 793. PDF pages: 790.

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