Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1030

The event giving rise to the right to collect court fees. It is the submission of the originating statement of claim or application to the court. - The plaintiff's obligation to pay the fees due on the action he brings or the incidental application he makes. Its condition: that both be brought before the court in the legally prescribed manner. The basis thereof. - The Fees Department's right to demand the fees from the plaintiff in all circumstances. Demanding them from the defendant. Not permissible until a final judgment has been delivered. The exception: they may be demanded from a person exempted from costs if his inability to pay ceases and collection of the fees from the litigant against whom judgment was rendered proves impossible. Article 17 of the Court Fees Law.