Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2175

Submission of an application to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour. Is the legal means by which the court becomes seised of the labour action, and the judicial claim commences thereby. Its implication. Extinguishment of the action and nullity of the judgment rendered therein. Effect thereof: Extinguishment of the application preceding it because of the legal connection between them. It is impermissible to rely - 358 - Civil Procedure on this application in directly bringing a subsequent action with the same claims. Contravention thereof. Effect thereof: Inadmissibility of the action for having been brought otherwise than by the legal procedure. Example.