Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 814

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

English translation of the principle

The defense to which the court of merits is obliged to respond. Its nature. A material defense that is influential and consequential in the action and changes its outcome. An example of an inconsequential defense.
Arabic original
الدفاع الذي تلتزم محكمة الموضوع بالرد عليه. ماهيته. الدفاع الجوهري المؤثر والمنتج في الدعوى ويتغير به وجه الرأي في الدعوى. مثال لدفاع غير منتج.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٧/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص١٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 136. PDF pages: 133.

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