Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3113

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

English translation of the principle

Legal set-off and judicial set-off. The nature of each. - Effecting judicial set-off. Its condition. That it be advanced as an incidental claim. Seeking it by way of a defence. Impermissible.
Arabic original
المقاصة القانونية والمقاصة القضائية. ماهية كل منهما. - إجراء المقاصة القضائية. شرطه. أن تبدى في صورة طلب عارض. طلبها في صورة دفع. غير جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٩٤ مدني جلسة ١٧/١٠/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 530. PDF pages: 530.

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