Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3391

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

English translation of the principle

The plea of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Its connection with public policy. The implication thereof. In relation to the type of action, it is deemed present in the litigation and always before the court even if not pleaded before it. - The Leases Circuit of the Court of First Instance. When jurisdiction is vested in it. Prohibition of challenges by cassation against judgments issued by the Court of Appeal concerning disputes within that circuit’s jurisdiction. Example.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم الاختصاص النوعي. تعلقه بالنظام العام. مؤدى ذلك. اعتباره بالنسبة لنوع الدعوى قائماً في الخصومة ومطروحاً دائماً على المحكمة ولو لم يدفع به أمامها. - دائرة الإيجارات بالمحكمة الكلية. متى ينعقد لها الاختصاص. حظر الطعن بالتمييز في الأحكام الصادرة من محكمة الاستئناف بشأن المنازعات التي تختص بها تلك الدائرة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨١٥/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 667.

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