Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 601

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

English translation of the principle

Plea that an action be deemed never to have existed because more than ninety days have elapsed since it was struck off. Its connection with the interest of the litigant for whose benefit the plea was prescribed. That litigant may waive it expressly or implicitly. Ascertainment of waiver. A question of fact subject to the trial court’s assessment; it may infer from the litigants’ conduct such indications as assist it in doing so.
Arabic original
الدفع باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن لمضي أكثر من تسعين يوماً على شطبها. اتصاله بمصلحه الخصم الذي شرع الدفع لمصلحته. له التنازل عنه صراحة أو ضمناً. استظهار التنازل. واقع يخضع لتقدير محكمة الموضوع التي لها أن تستظهر من مسلك الخصوم ما يعينها على ذلك من قرائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٤٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 120. PDF pages: 117.

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