Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1531

A judge’s disqualification from hearing the action. Its criterion. Having previously heard it and the case presented constituting a continuation of and return to the previous case. The judge’s issuance of a judgment in the same action before determination of its merits which does not reveal the direction of the judge’s opinion on the merits. The judge may be among the members of the appellate court hearing the appeal against that judgment. Example concerning a judge’s qualification to hear the appealed action.