Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3162

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

English translation of the principle

A claim for judicial set-off. How it is made: by an originating action or an incidental claim. It may be raised by memorandum before the first-instance expert. Consequence: it is not considered a new claim on appeal. Contravening this. An error in the application of the law and a contradiction of what is established in the papers, requiring cassation of the judgment. Example.
Arabic original
طلب إجراء المقاصة القضائية. كيفيته: بدعوى مبتدأه أو بطلب عارض. جواز إبداؤه بمذكرة أمام خبير أول درجة. مؤدى ذلك: لا يعتبر طلباً جديداً أمام الاستئناف. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون ومخالفة للثابت بالأوراق توجب تمييز الحكم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٩٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 533. PDF pages: 530.

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