Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3278

The rules and procedures applicable to an action before the court of first instance apply to an appeal. - The plaintiff’s failure to perform a procedural act within the time limit. Its effect. The court may stay the action as a sanction and then rule that it be deemed as if it had never been brought. - A ruling deeming the action as if it had never been brought following a punitive stay. The condition for imposing it. Example