Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1684

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

English translation of the principle

Lapse of proceedings where one year has elapsed since the last valid procedural step therein. A sanction prescribed against the plaintiff and those in an equivalent position. Conditions for ordering it. What is meant by failure to proceed with the action and when the proceedings are protected from lapse.
Arabic original
سقوط الخصومة إذا انقضت سنة من آخر إجراء صحيح فيها. جزاء مقرر على المدعي ومن في حكمه. شروط الحكم به. المراد بعدم السير في الدعوى ومتى تكون الخصومة بمنأى عن السقوط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 305. PDF pages: 302.

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