Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 859

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

English translation of the principle

The exclusive jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance to determine actions for compensation for damage arising from defective decisions, even if brought before it as principal actions independently of an annulment action. This is subject-matter jurisdiction pertaining to public policy.
Arabic original
اختصاص الدائرة الإدارية بالمحكمة الكلية دون غيرها بالفصل في دعاوى التعويض عن الأضرار الناشئة عن القرارات المعيبة حتى لو رفعت إليها بصفة أصلية استقلالاً عن دعوى الإلغاء. هو اختصاص نوعي متعلق بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص ٤١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 524. PDF pages: 518.

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