Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4991

Rules for determining the competent court and assessing the appeal threshold. The requirement to include yield and expenses - 966 - Labour and any due damages and ancillary claims of ascertainable value at the time the action is brought when calculating its value. The meaning of ancillary claims: every claim subordinate to the principal claim such that its acceptance is inconceivable without acceptance of the principal claim. Adding the value of ancillary claims to the value of the principal claim. The conditions for this: the subordinate claim must have an ascertainable value, be due for payment when the action is brought and be requested by the claimant. Establishment that the interest claimed relates to employment entitlements on which no interest is payable. Its effect. Its value may not be added to the value of the principal claim. The challenged judgment’s adherence to this. Does not vitiate it.