Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 760

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

English translation of the principle

Staying an action pending determination of a matter on which judgment on its merits depends. Within the authority of the court of merits. Criterion therefor. The matter necessary for judgment must fall outside the court’s subject-matter jurisdiction and it must not be possible to determine it from the elements of the action itself.
Arabic original
وقف الدعوى تعليقاً للحكم في موضوعها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. مناط ذلك. خروج المسألة اللازمة للحكم عن اختصاص المحكمة النوعي وألا يكون ممكناً الحكم فيها من عناصر الدعوى نفسها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٤/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٥/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ١٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 504. PDF pages: 498.

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