Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4335

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial set-off requires that it be raised 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 or for the first time on appeal. Example.
Arabic original
المقاصة القضائية يشترط لإجرائها أن تبدي في صورة طلب عارض يقدمه المدعي عليه ردأً على دعوى خصمه الأصلية. عدم جواز طلبها في صورة دفع أو لأول مرة أمام الاستئناف. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٢/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٨١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 797. PDF pages: 794.

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