Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1624

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The plaintiff’s failure to take any procedural step. Its implication: the court of merits may stay the action as a sanction for a period not exceeding nine months. His failure to carry it out after the expiry of that period. Its effect. The court of merits may rule that the action is deemed never to have been brought.
Arabic original
تخلف المدعي عن القيام بأي إجراء من إجراءات المرافعات. مؤداه: لمحكمة الموضوع أن توقف الدعوى جزاءا لمدة لا تجاوز تسعة أشهر. عدم قيامه بتنفيذه بعد انتهاء تلك المدة. أثره. لمحكمة الموضوع أن تحكم باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 296. PDF pages: 293.

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