Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4262

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

English translation of the principle

A plea of lack of jurisdiction in disputes agreed to be submitted to arbitration. Does not relate to public policy. What follows from this plea. The right to it is forfeited if it is raised after addressing the merits. - Addressing the merits that forfeits the right to a procedural plea unrelated to public policy: its meaning.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم الاختصاص في المنازعات التي يتفق على التحكيم فيها. عدم تعلقه بالنظام العام. ما يترتب على هذا الدفع. سقوط الحق فيه إذا أثير بعد التكلم في الموضوع. - التكلم في الموضوع المسقط للحق في الدفع الشكلي الغير متعلق بالنظام العام المقصود به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٢/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٨١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 787. PDF pages: 784.

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