Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2551

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

English translation of the principle

Disputes arising from a contracts agency agreement. Jurisdiction over them. Lies with the court within whose district the place of performance of the contract falls, as an exception to the rules of jurisdiction. The reason for this exception. The parties may agree to arbitration.
Arabic original
المنازعات الناشئة عن عقد وكالة العقود. الاختصاص بها. للمحكمة التي يقع بدائرتها محل تنفيذ العقد استثناءً من قواعد الاختصاص. علة هذا الاستثناء. جواز إتفاق الطرفين على التحكيم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٨/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 438. PDF pages: 438.

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