Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 244

The claimant or appellant, even after delivering the statement of claim or appeal to the process server, must follow up the procedures in his action and take the legally appropriate measure if he notices delay in effecting service. His neglect. Its effect. - The thirty-day period prescribed in Articles 49, 137 of the Civil Procedure Law. A period for appearance. Its effect. The respondent's appearance after the prescribed period does not extinguish his right to request imposition of the sanction deeming the appeal never to have been brought.