Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3439

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

English translation of the principle

Fraud on which a petition for reconsideration is based. Its nature. Its conditions: that it emanate from the judgment creditor, their representative or a third party—if the opposing party participated in it or used it knowingly—or that it remained concealed from the petitioner throughout the hearing of the action and that it influenced the court's conviction. Assessment of the evidence establishing it. A matter for the court of merits, provided it is sound. An example.
Arabic original
الغش الذي ينبني عليه التماس إعادة النظر. ماهيته. شروطه: أن يكون صادراً من المحكوم له أو من يمثله أو الغير -إذا ساهم فيه الخصم أو استعمله عالماً به- أو يكون خافياً عن الملتمس طوال نظر الدعوى وأن يؤثر في عقيدة المحكمة. تقدير ما يُثبت به. موضوعي مادام سائغاً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٣/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث ص٢٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 582. PDF pages: 579.

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