Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 457

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

English translation of the principle

Application of the rules of the Ja'fari school. Its condition. Both parties must be adherents thereof. Absence of disagreement between the parties that they are Ja'fari. Its effect. Application of their school to the action and inapplicability of Law 51 of 1984 concerning the appointment of a tie-breaking arbitrator. Disagreement between the two arbitrators under the Ja'fari school. Its necessary consequence. Appointment of others in their place until they agree.
Arabic original
تطبيق أحكام المذهب الجعفري. شرطه. كون الطرفين من اتباعه. عدم وجود خلاف بين الطرفين في أنهما جعفريا المذهب. أثره. انطباق مذهبهما على الدعوى وعدم سريان القانون ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ في شأن ندب حكم مرجح.اختلاف الحكمين في المذهب الجعفري. لازمه. ندب غيرهما حتى يتفقا.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/٢٠٠٩ أحوال جلسة ١٥/٢/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ٣٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 435. PDF pages: 429.

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