Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3687

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

English translation of the principle

The arbitrator's obligation to respect the rules prescribed in the chapter on arbitration, respect the general principles of the Code of Procedure, and protect the rights of defence. - The permissibility, by way of exception, of challenging an arbitral award through an independent action for nullity where nullity affects it or its procedures. The basis for this.
Arabic original
التزام المحكم باحترام القواعد المقررة في باب التحكيم واحترام الأصول العامة في قانون المرافعات وحماية حقوق الدفاع. - جواز الطعن استثناء على حكم التحكيم بدعوى بطلان أصلية متى وقع بطلان فيه أو في إجراءاته. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٤/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص١٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 633. PDF pages: 630.

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