Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 972

A ruling that an action may not be heard because it has previously been adjudicated. Its conditions. Identity of subject matter, parties and cause. Absence of any of these conditions. Its effect. No such ruling is to be made. Example: the subject matter of the previous action being confined to - 507 - Personal Status maintenance for minors in its two forms, food and clothing, without addressing school expenses. The judgment rendered therein has no res judicata effect in respect of matters it did not adjudicate. 6 – Servant's wages: