Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1000

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Disputes arising from a contract-agency agreement. Jurisdiction thereover. The court within whose district the place of performance of the contract lies, as an exception to the rules of jurisdiction. The reason for this exception. The parties may agree to arbitration.
Arabic original
المنازعات الناشئة عن عقد وكالة العقود. الاختصاص بها. المحكمة التي يقع بدائرتها محل تنفيذ العقد استثناء من قواعد الاختصاص. علة هذا الاستثناء. جواز اتفاق الطرفين على التحكيم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٨/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 558. PDF pages: 552.

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