Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 90

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

English translation of the principle

Joining two actions differing in cause and subject matter does not result in their merger and each losing its independence unless one is a means of defence in the other.
Arabic original
ضم الدعويين المختلفتان سبباً وموضوعاً لا يترتب عليه اندماجهما وفقدان كل منهما استقلالها إلا إذا كانت أحدهما وسيلة دفاع في الأخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٥/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٣٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 21. PDF pages: 18.

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