Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2639

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

English translation of the principle

The arbitrators’ award and the rule that it may not be appealed. The means of challenging it is an original action for nullity in certain exhaustively specified cases. These cases must not be used as a means of criticising the award on the same grounds that would constitute grounds of appeal.
Arabic original
حكم المحكمين والأصل عدم جواز استئنافه. وسيلة الطعن فيه هي دعوى بطلان أصلية في حالات معينة على سبيل الحصر وجوب عدم اتخاذ هذه الحالات وسيلة للنعي على الحكم بذات الأوجه التي تصلح سبباً للاستئناف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٨/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٣/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٢٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 445. PDF pages: 442.

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