Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3028

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

English translation of the principle

The statement of claim produces its effects upon its filing with the Registry, but its service is a necessary procedure for the constitution of the proceedings. - Interruption of prescription by a judicial demand is contingent upon service of the statement of claim. Failure of service. Its effect. Extinction of the proceedings with all their effects, including interruption of the period prescribed for barring the hearing of the action.
Arabic original
صحيفة الدعوى تنتج آثارها بمجرد إيداعها إدارة الكتاب إلا أن إعلانها إجراء لازم لانعقاد الخصومة. - قطع التقادم بالمطالبة القضائية مرهون بإعلان الصحيفة. تخلف الاعلان.أثره. زوال الخصومة بجميع آثارها ومنها انقطاع المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٦/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٦٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 580. PDF pages: 577.

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