Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2223

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

English translation of the principle

Non-existence of a judgment. Its condition. A plea before a judge of the ordinary judiciary that the court lacks jurisdiction because of an arbitration clause, and his proceeding to determine it: the judgment is rendered within the limits of his jurisdiction and is not deemed non-existent.
Arabic original
انعدام الحكم. شرطه. الدفع أمام قاض في جهة القضاء العادي بعدم اختصاص المحكمة لوجود شرط تحكيم وتصديه للفصل فيه فإن الحكم يكون صادراً في حدود ولايته ولا يعتبر معدوماً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٢٣٣، ٢٩٩، ٣٠٤، ٣١١/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٧/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج١ ص٣٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 369. PDF pages: 366.

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