Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 704

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

English translation of the principle

A litigant’s resort in a matter in which arbitration was agreed is regarded as a violation of the rules of functional jurisdiction. - 491 - Civil Procedure.
Arabic original
التجاء الخصم في مسألة اتفق على التحكيم فيها يعتبر مخالفة لقواعد الاختصاص المتعلق بالوظيفة. - ٤٩١ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٢/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٤/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 491. PDF pages: 485.

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