Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3594

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

English translation of the principle

A plea of lack of jurisdiction in disputes agreed to be submitted to arbitration. It does not relate to public policy. What follows from this plea. The right to raise it lapses if it is raised after addressing the merits.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم الاختصاص في المنازعات التي يتفق على التحكيم فيها. عدم تعلقه بالنظام العام. ما يترتب على هذا الدفع. سقوط الحق فيه إذا أثير بعد التكلم في الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٢/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص١٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 614. PDF pages: 611.

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