Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1707

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

English translation of the principle

An award is valid if signed by a majority of the arbitrators, even if one or more of them recused themselves or withdrew after the case was reserved for judgment and deliberations began. Example.
Arabic original
الحكم يكون صحيحاً إذا وقعه أغلبية المحكمين ولو كان قد تنحى أو اعتزل واحد منهم أو أكثر بعد حجز الدعوى للحكم وبدء المداولة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٤٣، ١٤٩/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٩/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 267.

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