Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1081

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 does not terminate the proceedings and does not fall within the exceptions. Tenth: The Court of Cassation's jurisdiction to designate the competent court when it quashes a judgment for violating the rules of jurisdiction:-
Arabic original
الحكم الصادر بعدم الاختصاص النوعي لا تنتهي به الخصومة ولا يندرج ضمن ما استثنى. عاشراً: اختصاص محكمة التمييز بتحديد المحكمة المختصة عند تمييزها الحكم بسبب مخالفته لقواعد الاختصاص:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٤/١٩٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٣/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧٤٩)

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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