Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3442

Admissibility of a petition for reconsideration where a document is obtained after issuance of the judgment. Its prerequisites. The document must be decisive in the action such that, had it been submitted, it would have changed the outcome in favour of the petitioner; the successful opposing party must have withheld it or prevented its submission despite being legally obliged to submit it; and the petitioner must have been unaware during the proceedings of its existence in its holder's possession. An example concerning the issuance of two educational certificates after issuance of the judgment challenged by the petition.