Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3459

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

English translation of the principle

Fraud permitting a petition for reconsideration of judgments. Its nature and conditions: it must emanate from the successful litigant or his representative, be concealed from the appellant during consideration of the action, and influence the court’s opinion such that, but for it, the judgment would not have been issued as it was. Article 148 of the Civil Procedure Law. Example: concerning the absence of fraud.
Arabic original
الغش الذي يجيز التماس إعادة النظر في الأحكام. ماهيته وشروطه: أن يكون صادراً من المحكوم له أو ممن يمثله ويكون خفياً على الطاعن أثناء نظر الدعوى وأن يؤثر هذا الغش في رأي المحكمة بحيث لولاه ما صدر الحكم على النحو الذي صدر به. م ١٤٨مرافعات. مثال: بشأن انتفاء الغش.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦١٥/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٨/٣/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج١ ص١٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 586. PDF pages: 583.

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