Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3686

An arbitral award. Its nature. - An arbitral award has the force of res judicata and may not be challenged through the procedures prescribed by the Civil Procedure Law. The exception. Bringing an action for annulment in specified cases. - The deficiency that invalidates a judgment is a deficiency in its factual reasons. This rule does not apply to an arbitral award. It is not vitiated by stating its reasons in general or summary terms that address the decisive point of the dispute and do not contravene the law.