Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1764

The plaintiff or appellant, even after delivery of the statement of claim or appeal petition to the process server, must follow up the procedures of his action and take the legally appropriate step if he notices delay in effecting service. His negligence. Its effect. - The thirty-day time limit prescribed in Articles 49 and 137 of the Law of Procedure. A time limit for appearance. Its effect. The respondent’s appearance after the prescribed time limit does not extinguish his right to request imposition of the sanction of deeming the appeal never to have been brought. - 319 - Procedure