Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3107

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The condition and occurrence of set-off. Each debt must be free of dispute, established, and of a known amount. The debtor’s mere disputing the debt is insufficient to render the debt disputed; the dispute must be serious. Assessing this is within the trial judge’s authority.
Arabic original
شرط ووقوع المقاصة. خلو كل من الدينين من النزاع محققاً معلوم المقدار. مجرد منازعة المدين في الدين لا تكفي لاعتبار الدين محلاً للنزاع وجوب أن تكون المنازعة جدية. تقدير ذلك من سلطة قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٤/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 529. PDF pages: 529.

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