Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2499

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The statement of claim produces its effects upon filing with the registry, but service thereof is a necessary procedure for constituting the proceedings. - 481 - Obligation - Interruption of limitation by a judicial claim is contingent upon service of the statement of claim. Failure of service. Its effect. Extinction of the proceedings with all their effects, including interruption of the period prescribed for barring the hearing of the action.
Arabic original
صحيفة الدعوى تنتج آثارها بمجرد إيداعها إدارة الكتاب إلا أن إعلانها إجراء لازم لانعقاد الخصومة. - ٤٨١ - التزام - قطع التقادم بالمطالبة القضائية مرهون بإعلان الصحيفة. تخلف الإعلان. أثره. زوال الخصومة بجميع آثارها ومنها انقطاع المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١٠/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 481. PDF pages: 481–482.

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