Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2164

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

English translation of the principle

An arbitral award. The rule is that it may not be appealed; the means of challenging it is an independent nullity action in certain exhaustively specified cases. These cases must not be used as a means to challenge the award on the same grounds that would constitute grounds for appeal.
Arabic original
حكم المحكمين. الأصل عدم جواز استئنافه وسيلة الطعن فيه هي دعوى بطلان أصلية في حالات معينة على سبيل الحصر. وجوب عدم اتخاذ هذه الحالات وسيلة للنعي على الحكم بذات الأوجه التي تصلح سبباً للاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٨/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص١٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 400. PDF pages: 397.

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