Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 525

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The arbitrator's obligation to respect the rules prescribed in the arbitration chapter, respect the general principles of the Code of Procedure, and protect the rights of defence. - The permissibility, exceptionally, of challenging an arbitral award by an original nullity action where invalidity affects it or its proceedings. The basis for this.
Arabic original
التزام المحكم باحترام القواعد المقررة في باب التحكيم واحترام الأصول العامة في قانون المرافعات وحماية حقوق الدفاع. - جواز الطعن استثناءً على حكم التحكيم بدعوى بطلان أصلية متى وقع بطلان فيه أو في إجراءاته. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٤/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 115. PDF pages: 115.

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