Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1058

Assessment of the value of the claims in an action. Its method: by considering their aggregate value where they arise from a single legal cause, and the value of each separately where they arise from different legal causes. - Legal cause. Its nature. The legal fact that is the source of the right. - The legal fact that is the source of the right in respect of deferred dower is marriage. In respect of a claim for waiting-period maintenance and consolatory compensation, it is divorce. The consequence thereof. Each arises from a separate legal cause. Its effect. It is considered as though it were an independent action whose value is assessed at the amount of its value alone. Example.