Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 774

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for determining the jurisdiction of the judicial body is the relief sought by the plaintiff in his action. An example concerning an action falling outside the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Labor Circuit.
Arabic original
العبرة في تحديد الاختصاص لجهة القضاء هي بما يوجهه المدعي في دعواه من طلبات. مثال بشأن خروج دعوى عن الاختصاص النوعي للدائرة العمالية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠١/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص ٧٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 507. PDF pages: 501.

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