Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4208

Treating the action and the appeal as though they had never existed. Discretionary for the court. Its condition. That the delay in service, whether intentional or negligent, be attributable to an act of the plaintiff or appellant, even if the statement has been delivered by the registry to the process server. The reason therefor: the burden of continuously following up the procedures of his action or - 777 - Civil Procedure his appeal and taking the appropriate step if he notices delay in service rests upon him, and his act need not be the sole, direct, or principal cause. Example of delay. - The judgment concluding by upholding a procedural plea. It is not at fault for not addressing the remaining arguments and pleas.