Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3125

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Disputes relating to a gift contract after the Civil Code came into force. Fall within the jurisdiction of the civil circuits, not the personal status circuits. Contravention of this. An error in the application of the law. - Contravention of the rules of jurisdiction. Does not render the judgment defective for nullity, but for contravention of the law.
Arabic original
المنازعات المتعلقة بعقد الهبة بعد سريان القانون المدني. اختصاص الدوائر المدنية بها دون دوائر الأحوال الشخصية. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون. - مخالفة قواعد الاختصاص. لا يعيب الحكم بالبطلان بل بمخالفة القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣٠/٩٨، ٢٩٧/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 609.

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