Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 144

Actions instituted pursuant to the provisions of Laws 18/1969 and 8/1980. Their admissibility. Its condition. That they be filed within one year from the date Law 33 of 2000 came into force. Reason therefor. Provisions of laws. Their application to what occurs from the date they come into force. Retroactivity of laws in non-criminal matters. It may only be by law. Procedures completed in accordance with the Procedural Law remain valid. Its condition. The absence of a provision to the contrary.