The Ministry of Justice has redistributed several judicial circuits between the governorate courts under Decisions 44 and 45 of 2026. From 1 September the courts losing a circuit stopped registering new cases in it, and registration began at the receiving court. The transfer completes on 1 October.
What moved, and where
- All higher labour circuits: from the governorate courts to Jahra Court.
- All higher civil circuits: from Farwaniya Court to Hawalli Court.
What it means for you
A new case is filed at the new court. For cases already filed before 1 September no explicit rule has been announced, so check with the registry of the court where the case was filed before your hearing date.
Photograph: a court building; a generic image, not from Kuwait. By Strebski, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Source: Ministry of Justice, via Al-Anba, September 2026.
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