Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1886

The binding effect of a criminal judgment upon a civil action. When it exists. The consequence of this binding effect. A stay of the action pending before the civil or commercial courts until determination of the criminal proceedings whenever the subject matter is common to the two actions. The reason therefor. - Adjournment of criminal proceedings indefinitely. Its effect. The civil action must continue to be heard until it is determined. The challenged judgment's contravention thereof. It vitiates it with an error in the interpretation and application of the law, requiring its cassation.