KUWAIT CITY, Oct 6: Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Al Wasmi, announced that the Ministry of Justice is working on creating an electronic platform for real estate rental cases. This platform will store contracts, rulings, and executive orders related to these cases. Al Wasmi told Al-Jarida that recent and past legislative amendments now allow for the development of such a platform, which aims to simplify the resolution of disputes and implementation issues, benefiting the ease of commercial activities related to real estate rentals.

In a related development, Dr. Al Wasmi confirmed the enforcement of a recent legislative amendment to the Criminal Procedures and Trials Law, which extends the appeal period for misdemeanor and felony cases to 30 days, effective immediately. Previously, the appeal period for these cases in the Courts of Appeal was 20 days.

Following the publication of the amendment in the Official Gazette, judicial investigation authorities, including the General Department of Investigations, the Public Prosecution, and criminal courts, can now electronically notify and summon parties involved in criminal cases to attend investigations and court sessions. This will be done using methods approved by the Law of Litigation and Electronic Announcements, including the "My Identity" app.