Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3118

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial set-off. What is required for its application. It must be raised in the form of an incidental claim submitted by the defendant in response to the original action. Seeking it in the form of a defence or seeking it for the first time before the Court of Appeal. Impermissible. The basis thereof is Article 85 of the Code of Procedure.
Arabic original
المقاصة القضائية. ما يشترط لإجرائها. إبداؤها في صورة طلب عارض مقدم من المدعى عليه رداً على الدعوى الأصلية. طلبها في صورة دفع أو طلبها لأول مرة أمام محكمة الاستئناف. غير جائز. أساس ذلك م ٨٥ مرافعات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٤١، ٣٦٩/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٧/١٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥١٤)

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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