Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 749

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

English translation of the principle

The issue of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Its relation to public order. Effect thereof. It is deemed always before the court of merits, and the right to invoke it does not lapse even if the litigants waive it. It may be invoked for the first time before the Court of Cassation, and that Court may also raise it of its own motion. Condition thereof.
Arabic original
مسألة عدم الاختصاص النوعي. تعلقها بالنظام العام. أثر ذلك. اعتبارها مطروحة دائماً على محكمة الموضوع ولا يسقط الحق فيها حتى ولو تنازل عنها الخصوم ويجوز التمسك بها لأول مرة أمام محكمة التمييز كما يجوز لهذه المحكمة أن تثيرها من تلقاء نفسها. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٥٩/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٤ ج ٣ ص ١٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 501. PDF pages: 495.

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