Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3427

Appeal in cassation is an exceptional means of challenging judgments rendered by the Court of Appeal and any final judgment, regardless of the court that rendered it, if it determines a dispute contrary to another judgment previously rendered between the same parties and having the force of res judicata. The purpose of the legislature’s authorization of this exceptional means. - A petition for reconsideration may not be used as a pretext for an appeal in cassation. - The termination of litigation at a particular level. A matter determined by the legislature.