Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3616

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

English translation of the principle

An arbitrator’s award is a judicial act of a special nature. The basis thereof. Its effect. - Appeal against an arbitrator’s award is impermissible unless the litigants agree otherwise before its issuance. - The cases of nullity of an arbitrator’s award are exhaustively specified. They may not be used as a means of arriving at a stipulation concerning the award on the same grounds of challenge that constitute grounds for appealing judgments.
Arabic original
حكم المحكم عمل قضائي ذو طبيعة خاصة. أساس ذلك. أثره. - استئناف حكم المحكم غير جائز ما لم يتفق الخصوم قبل صدوره على خلاف ذلك. - حالات بطلان حكم المحكم محدودة على سبيل الحصر. لا يصح اتخاذها وسيلة للتوصل إلى النص على الحكم بذات أوجه النعي التي تصلح سبباً لاستئناف الأحكام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٦/١٩٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٤٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 619. PDF pages: 616.

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