Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2461

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial set-off. The conditions required for effecting it. Requesting it for the first time on appeal or in the form of a defence to the opposing party’s action. Impermissible.
Arabic original
المقاصة القضائية. ما يشترط لإجرائها. طلبها لأول مرة أمام الاستئناف أو في صورة دفع لدعوى الخصم. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٧٥/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 412. PDF pages: 409.

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