Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 800

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

English translation of the principle

Jurisdiction of the Labour Circuit of the Court of First Instance. Its scope. A claim for compensation based on the provisions of tort liability. The Labour Circuit lacks jurisdiction to hear it, and the person bringing it is not required to precede it with a complaint to the Ministry of Social Affairs. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
اختصاص الدائرة العمالية بالمحكمة الكلية. نطاقه. المطالبة بالتعويض استناداً إلى أحكام المسئولية التقصيرية. لا تختص الدائرة العمالية بنظرها ولا يتعين على رافعها أن يسبقها بشكوى إلى وزارة الشئون الاجتماعية. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٨/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص ٣٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 512. PDF pages: 506.

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