Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1300

A new claim that may not be made for the first time before the Court of Appeal. It is one that differs from the claims before the court of first instance in its subject matter and cause or the litigant against whom it is directed. It may be brought in an original action without a plea of res judicata being raised against it. - 239 - Civil Procedure - What does not constitute a new claim. What falls within the substance of the original claim, or is intended to explain and define that claim or correct it without differing from it in its elements, or is intended to seek the legal consequences of the original claim. Example.