Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1714

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

English translation of the principle

Challenging an arbitrator's award by an original action for nullity. Permissible in exhaustively specified cases. Article 186 of the Code of Procedure. These cases may not be used as a means of impugning the award on the same grounds that would constitute grounds for appealing judgments. The reason: the rule is that an arbitrator's award may not be appealed.
Arabic original
الطعن في حكم المحكم بدعوى البطلان الأصلية. جوازه في حالات محددة على سبيل الحصر. م١٨٦ مرافعات. عدم جواز اتخاذ هذه الحالات وسيلة للتوصل إلى النعي على الحكم بذات الأوجه التي تصلح سبباً لاستئناف الأحكام. علة ذلك: أن القاعدة هي عدم جواز استئناف حكم المحكم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣١/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٨/٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٤٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 271. PDF pages: 268.

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