Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2462
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Kuwaiti courts. The rule is that they have jurisdiction over actions brought against a Kuwaiti and a foreigner who has a domicile or non-habitual place of residence in Kuwait and has an elected domicile therein. The exception is their lack of jurisdiction over immovable property actions relating to property outside Kuwait.
Arabic original
المحاكم الكويتي الأصل اختصاصها بالدعاوى المرفوعة على الكويتي والأجنبي الذي له موطن أو محل إقامة غير معتاد بالكويت وكان له فيها موطن مختار. الاستثناء عدم اختصاصها بالدعاوى العقارية المتعلقة بعقار خارج الكويت.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣١١/١٩٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٥٥)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 466. PDF pages: 463.
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