Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4982

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

English translation of the principle

The Labor Circuit of the Court of First Instance. Its subject-matter jurisdiction to determine labor disputes arising from the application of the provisions of laws issued concerning labor and the regulation of the relationship between workers and employers in the private and oil business sectors. This is a matter of public policy. An example concerning the Labor Circuit’s lack of jurisdiction over a claim for payment of entitlements in the fellowship fund.
Arabic original
الدائرة العمالية بالمحكمة الكلية. اختصاصها نوعياً بالفصل في المنازعات العمالية الناشئة عن تطبيق أحكام القوانين الصادرة في شأن العمل وتنظيم العلاقة بين العمال وأصحاب الأعمال في القطاعين الأهلي والأعمال النفطية. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. مثال بشأن عدم اختصاص الدائرة العمالية بطلب أداء مستحقات في صندوق الزمالة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٨/٢٠٠٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - ص ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 964. PDF pages: 964.

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