Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3638

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

English translation of the principle

Jurisdiction to examine a plea of nullity of the contract in which arbitration was agreed lies with the ordinary courts. The basis thereof. Contravention thereof. An error in the application of the law and a deficiency requiring cassation.
Arabic original
الاختصاص ببحث الدفع ببطلان العقد الذي اتفق فيه على التحكيم ينعقد للقضاء العادي. أساس ذلك. مخالفة ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون وقصور يوجب التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٤/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص١٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 624. PDF pages: 621.

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