Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3634

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

English translation of the principle

Disputes arising from a contract-agency agreement. The court within whose district the place of performance of the contract lies has jurisdiction over them, as an exception to the rules of jurisdiction. The reason for this exception. Permissibility of the parties agreeing to arbitration.
Arabic original
المنازعات الناشئة عن عقد وكالة العقود. تختص بها المحكمة التي يقع بدائرتها محل تنفيذ العقد استثناء من قواعد الاختصاص. علة هذا الاستثناء. جواز اتفاق الطرفين على التحكيم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٨/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص١٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 623. PDF pages: 620.

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