Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 674

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

English translation of the principle

The ordinary judiciary possesses general jurisdiction to hear civil and commercial disputes. Restriction of this jurisdiction. An exception that must not be interpreted expansively.
Arabic original
القضاء العادي هو صاحب الولاية العامة في نظر المنازعات المدنية والتجارية. تقييد هذه الولاية. استثناء يجب عدم التوسع في تفسيره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٥٩/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص ٣١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 484. PDF pages: 478.

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