Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 309

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

English translation of the principle

The arbitrator's jurisdiction derives from agreement. The effect thereof. The subject matter must be specified in the submission agreement, that specification must be adhered to, and the rule that the judge of the principal matter is the judge of the incidental matter does not apply. The consequence thereof. An agreement to arbitrate a dispute concerning a particular contract does not extend to another contract. The two contracts being indivisibly connected. Its effect. Jurisdiction vests in the courts. - Guardianship over the person and property:-
Arabic original
ولاية المحكم مصدرها الاتفاق. أثر ذلك. وجوب تحديد الموضوع في المشارطة والتقيد بهذا التحديد وعدم سريان قاعدة أن قاضي الأصل هو قاضي الفرع. مؤدى ذلك. الاتفاق على التحكيم في شأن النزاع حول عقد معين لا يمتد إلى عقد آخر. الارتباط بين العقدين ارتباطاً لا يقبل التجزئة. أثره. انعقاد الاختصاص للمحاكم. - الولاية على النفس والمال:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص١٠٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 64. PDF pages: 61.

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