Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4327

Actions brought pursuant to the provisions of Law 33 of 2000 concerning claims of ownership of State-owned real property. Court fees thereon are paid in full on the basis of the property's value. The basis thereof. - Res judicata. It attaches to a final judgment that has determined an issue between the litigants expressly or by necessary implication. Its implication: preventing the litigants from reopening discussion of the issue determined in any subsequent action in which this dispute is raised. This is not altered by the submission of legal or factual evidence that was not raised or examined in the first action. An example concerning the assessment of court fees in an action claiming ownership of State-owned real property.