Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1749

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Jurisdiction of the Share Disputes Circuit of the Court of First Instance. Subject-matter jurisdiction relating to public policy and confined to matters formerly within the jurisdiction of the arbitration tribunal. The finality of judgments issued by it attaches only to those issued within the limits of this jurisdiction. A narrow interpretation must be observed in defining this jurisdiction, without expansion. The reason therefor. - Settlements within the jurisdiction of the arbitration tribunal and subsequently the Share Disputes Circuit of the Court of First Instance—their scope.
Arabic original
اختصاص دائرة منازعات الأسهم بالمحكمة الكلية. اختصاص نوعي متعلق بالنظام العام وقاصر على ما كان تختص به هيئة التحكيم. انتهائية الأحكام الصادرة منها لا تلحق إلا تلك التي تصدرها في حدود هذا الاختصاص. وجوب التزام التفسير الضيق في تحديد هذا الاختصاص دون توسع. علة ذلك. - التسويات التي تختص بها هيئة التحكيم ومن بعدها دائرة منازعات الأسهم بالمحكمة الكلية - نطاقها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥١، ١٥٣، ١٥٥/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٥٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 304. PDF pages: 304.

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