Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2061

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

English translation of the principle

The arbitrator derives jurisdiction from the parties' agreement. What the agreement does not encompass. Falls outside the scope of arbitration. Recourse must be had to the courts for its determination. Its consequence. What is issued by the arbitral tribunal outside the scope of arbitration. Is not considered an award, and any party may resist its invocation against that party or assert its non-existence without needing to bring an original action to set it aside. - Nullity of proceedings:-
Arabic original
المحكم يستمد ولايته من اتفاق الخصوم. مالم يشمله الاتفاق. خروجه عن نطاق التحكيم. وجوب اللجوء إلى المحاكم للفصل فيه. أثره. ما يصدر عن هيئة التحكيم خارجاً عن نطاق التحكيم. لا يُعد حكماً ولأي من الخصوم دفع الاحتجاج به عليه أو التمسك بعدم وجوده دون حاجة لرفع دعوى مبتدأه لإهداره. - بطلان الإجراءات:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٣١/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٠/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٩ ج٣ ص٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 337. PDF pages: 334.

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