Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 663

The jurisdiction of the courts derives from agreement. Effect thereof. The subject matter must be specified in the submission agreement and that specification adhered to, and the rule that the judge of the principal matter is the judge of the ancillary matter does not apply. Consequence thereof. An agreement to arbitrate a dispute concerning a particular contract does not extend to another contract. An indivisible connection between the two contracts. Effect thereof. Jurisdiction vests in the courts.