Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1130

The jurisdiction of the Rentals Circuit under the provisions of Decree-Law No. 35 of 1978. Its criterion; what falls outside this jurisdiction. Example. - The determining factor in establishing subject-matter jurisdiction. The claimant's claims in his action. - The court of merits is bound by the cause of action. The effect thereof. It has no authority to change it of its own motion.