Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 715

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

English translation of the principle

An arbitration agreement extends to the merits of the dispute, not its urgent aspect. It does not extend to that aspect unless expressly agreed. Article 173 of the Civil Procedure Code. - An action for an account. An action on the merits. Its scope encompasses examination of any dispute between the litigants concerning the indebtedness of each party to the other. An agreement to arbitrate it. Its effect. Its exclusion from the jurisdiction of the ordinary judiciary. Example.
Arabic original
الاتفاق على التحكيم ينصرف إلى موضوع المنازعة دون شقها المستعجل. عدم امتداده إلى هذا الشق إلا إذا اتفق على ذلك صراحة. م١٧٣ مرافعات. - دعوى الحساب. دعوى موضوعية. اتساعها لبحث ما يقوم بين طرفي الخصومة من نزاع حول انشغال ذمة كل من طرفيها قبل الآخر. الاتفاق على التحكيم بشأنها.أثره. خروجها من اختصاص القضاء العادي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٠/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص ٣١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 494. PDF pages: 488.

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