Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1257

Intervention by the Public Prosecution in proceedings pursuant to Articles 337 and 338(f) of the Personal Status Law. Its condition. The proceedings must concern personal status and their determination must require application of the provisions of Islamic Sharia. Proceedings concerning a financial right of heirs derived from their decedent, who lacked legal capacity. They are not regarded as such, their determination does not require application of the provisions of Islamic Sharia, and jurisdiction to hear them does not vest in the Personal Status Circuit.