Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3260

Permissibility of ruling that the action or appeal is deemed never to have been brought if the defendant or respondent has not been summoned to appear within the specified time limit. The condition therefor. That the delay in service, whether intentional or negligent, is attributable to the act of the plaintiff or appellant, since they bear the duty of continuously following up the procedures of the action and taking the appropriate procedure.