Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3649

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

English translation of the principle

The arbitrator’s impartiality is one of the fundamental safeguards of litigation before arbitrators. Consequence. An arbitrator may be challenged on the same grounds on which a judge may be challenged or deemed disqualified from adjudicating, including having previously heard the action as a judge. What is meant thereby. Its rationale.
Arabic original
حياد المحكم من الضمانات الأساسية للتقاضي أمام المحكمين. مؤدى ذلك. أنه يجوز رد المحكم لذات الأسباب التي يرد بها القاضي أو يعتبر بسببها غير صالح للحكم ومنها سبق نظره الدعوى قاضياً. المقصود بذلك. علته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٠/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 626. PDF pages: 623.

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