Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3680

Lapse of proceedings. Its basis. The plaintiff or appellant, by act or omission, causes the action not to proceed for one year, whether intentionally or negligently. Basis thereof: Article 95, Procedure. - Assessment of the existence of an impediment preventing steps to advance the proceedings. A matter of fact. Its condition. Example concerning treating the Iraqi invasion and the inability to locate the case file after liberation as an impediment suspending the running of the one-year period.