Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 132

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

English translation of the principle

The arbitrator derives his authority from the parties’ agreement to appoint him as arbitrator. Necessary consequence thereof. Where the arbitration agreement is contained in a contract concluded by a person as representative of another, his representative authority must empower him to represent the principal in accepting the arbitration clause. Dispute in that regard. Jurisdiction to determine it is vested in the judiciary. Basis thereof. Example.
Arabic original
المحكم يستمد ولايته من اتفاق الخصوم على تحكيمه. لازم ذلك. أنه يشترط إذا كان الاتفاق على التحكيم تضمنه عقد أبرمه شخص بصفته نائباً عن غيره أن تكون نيابته تخوله صفة تمثيل الأصيل في قبول شرط التحكيم. المنازعة في ذلك. ينعقد الاختصاص بالفصل فيها لجهة القضاء. أساس ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٨/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص٧٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 28. PDF pages: 25.

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