Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2782

The arbitrator's jurisdiction derives from agreement. The effect thereof. The subject matter must be specified in the submission agreement, that specification must be adhered to, and the rule that the judge of the principal matter is the judge of the incidental matter does not apply. The consequence thereof. An agreement to arbitrate a dispute concerning a particular contract does not extend to another contract. An indivisible connection between the two contracts. Its effect. Jurisdiction vests in the courts.