Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4001

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

English translation of the principle

Members of the liberal professions, including actors and artists. Their lack of subordination to those with whom they contract concerning their work. The condition for this. That they have not accepted authority to monitor and supervise their work, thereby establishing their subordination, even in its organizational or administrative form. - Establishment that the artist is not subject to the right of direction and supervision of the person who contracted with the artist for the work. Its effect. Absence of the element of subordination. Its import. The Labor Circuit lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute over remuneration.
Arabic original
أصحاب المهن الحرة ومن بينهم الممثلين والفنانين. عدم تبعيتهم لمن يتعاقدون معهم بشأن عملهم. شرط ذلك. ألا يكونوا قد ارتضوا سلطة الرقابة والإشراف على أعمالهم فتتحقق تبعيتهم ولو في صورتها التنظيمية أو الإدارية. - ثبوت عدم خضوع الفنان لحق التوجيه والرقابة لمن تعاقد معه على العمل. أثره. انتفاء عنصر التبعية. مؤداه. عدم اختصاص الدائرة العمالية بالفصل في النزاع حول الأجر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢٤/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 794. PDF pages: 794.

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