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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 182 of Code of Civil Procedure

English translation

The arbitrator shall issue his award without being bound by procedural rules except as stipulated in this Part. Nevertheless, the parties may agree on specific procedures to be followed by the arbitrator. The arbitrator's award shall be in accordance with the rules of law unless he is authorized to settle, in which case he shall not be bound by those rules except those relating to public order. The rules concerning expedited enforcement shall apply to arbitral awards. The arbitrator's award shall be issued in Kuwait; otherwise, the rules prescribed for arbitral awards issued in a foreign country shall apply to it. Article 183 (1) The arbitral award shall be issued by a majority of votes and shall be in writing. It shall contain, in particular, a synopsis of the arbitration agreement, a summary of the parties' statements and documents, the reasons for the award and its operative part, its date of issuance, the place where it was issued, and the arbitrators' signatures. If one or more arbitrators refuse to sign the award, this shall be stated therein. The award shall be valid if signed by a majority of the arbitrators, even if one or more of them has recused himself or withdrawn after the case was reserved for judgment and deliberations began in his presence, as an exception to the provision of
Arabic original
يصدر المحكم حكمه غير مقيد بإجراءات المرافعات عدا ما نص عليه في هذا الباب. ومع ذلك يجوز للخصوم الاتفاق على إجراءات معينة يسير عليها المحكم. ويكون حكم المحكم على مقتضى قواعد القانون إلا إذا كان مفوضًا بالصلح فلا يتقيد بهذه القواعد عدا ما تعلق منها بالنظام العام. وتطبق القواعد الخاصة بالنفاذ المعجل على أحكام المحكمين. ويجب أن يصدر حكم المحكم في الكويت، وإلا اتبعت في شأنه القواعد المقررة لأحكام المحكمين الصادرة في بلد أجنبي.

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