Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3434

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 act. Its import. The court of merits may stay the action experts the period not exceeding six months. His failure to perform it after the end of that period. Its effect. The court of merits may rule that the action is deemed never to have been brought.
Arabic original
تخلف المدعي عن القيام بأي إجراء من إجراءات المرافعات. مؤداه. لمحكمة الموضوع أن توقف الدعوى خبراء المدة لا تجاوز ستة أشهر. عدم قيامة بتنفيذه بعد إنهاء تلك المدة. أثره. لمحكمة الموضوع أن تحكم باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١١/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص٦٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 655. PDF pages: 652.

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