Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1603

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

English translation of the principle

Staying the action where the court considers that judgment on its merits should be suspended pending determination of a preliminary issue upon which the judgment depends. Its condition. The preliminary issue must fall outside the court’s functional or subject-matter jurisdiction. An example.
Arabic original
وقف الدعوى إذا رأت المحكمة تعليق الحكم في موضوعها على الفصل في مسألة أولية يتوقف عليها الحكم. شرطه. خروج المسألة الأولية عن اختصاص المحكمة الوظيفي أو النوعي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٥، ٤، ٢٠/١٩٨٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٧/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 292. PDF pages: 289.

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