Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1080

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

English translation of the principle

A judgment declining subject-matter jurisdiction and ordering referral is a judgment that does not terminate the entire proceedings. It may not be appealed except together with an appeal against the judgment on the merits of the dispute.
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر بعدم الاختصاص النوعي والإحالة هو حكم لا تنتهي به الخصومة كلها. عدم جواز استئنافه إلا مع استئناف الحكم الصادر في موضوع النزاع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٨/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 575. PDF pages: 569.

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