Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1267

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

English translation of the principle

A ruling invalidating the arbitral award entails the court hearing the merits determined by that award. - The action must be remitted to the court of first instance whenever the challenged judgment is declared invalid. The reason for that: that court has not exhausted its jurisdiction. The basis for that.
Arabic original
القضاء ببطلان حكم المحكمين يترتب عليه نظر المحكمة للموضوع الذي فصل فيه هذا الحكم. - وجوب إعادة الدعوى إلى محكمة أول درجة متى قضى ببطلان الحكم المطعون فيه. سبب ذلك: عدم استنفاد تلك المحكمة ولايتها. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٤/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص ٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 616. PDF pages: 610.

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