Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 299

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

English translation of the principle

The plaintiff’s failure to perform any procedural step. Its consequence: the court of merits may stay the action as a sanction for a period not exceeding six months. Failure to perform it 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 المدعى عن القيام بأي إجراء من إجراءات المرافعات. مؤداه : لمحكمة الموضوع أن توقف الدعوى جزاءاً لمدة لا تجاوز ستة أشهر. عدم قيامه بتنفيذه بعد انتهاء تلك المدة. أثره لمحكمة الموضوع أن تحكم باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم يكن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٣١٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 58. PDF pages: 55.

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