Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1618

The binding force of a criminal judgment in a civil action. Its prerequisite and its suspensive effect upon the civil action whenever the subject matter is common to both actions. - Giving effect to the suspensive effect of the criminal judgment has no place if circumstances arise in which it becomes no longer - 294 - Procedure appropriate to proceed with hearing the criminal action. The civil judge must proceed with hearing and determining the civil action if these circumstances persist for an indeterminate period or are not expected to cease. An example of the exceptional circumstances experienced by the country because of the Iraqi invasion of it, which led to the discontinuation of the hearing of criminal actions that the invasion had not determined.