Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2645

Rules concerning whether a judgment is susceptible to challenge are governed by the law in force when the judgment is rendered and apply immediately because they relate to public policy. - The rule is that judgments rendered as final judgments by courts of first instance may not be appealed. The exception. Nullity affecting the judgment or procedures, or a judgment rendered contrary to an earlier judgment that has not acquired the force of res judicata. - The provision that the judgment of the Court of First Instance is final if the value of the action does not exceed 5,000 dinars. Its application to all disputes that the Court of First Instance has jurisdiction to determine at first instance. Application of these rules to judgments rendered by the labor chamber of the Court of First Instance.