Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1756

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

English translation of the principle

An agreement to arbitrate a dispute concerning a particular contract. Its implication. It does not extend to another contract even if connected with it and between the same parties. Establishment that this connection is indivisible because its determination admits of only one solution. Its effect. The courts have jurisdiction to hear both actions. An example.
Arabic original
الاتفاق على التحكيم في شأن النزاع حول عقد معين. مؤداه. عدم امتداده إلى عقد آخر ولو كان مرتبطاً به وبين نفس الخصوم. ثبوت عدم قابلية ذلك الارتباط للتجزئة لكون الفصل فيه لا يحتمل غير حلٍ واحد. أثره. اختصاص المحاكم بنظر الدعويين. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٠، ٢١/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع ص١٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 280. PDF pages: 277.

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