Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4376

Submission of the statement of claim or application to the court is the event giving rise to the right to collect judicial fees, and the plaintiff is liable for them once the action or application is before the court, and the court registry is entitled to demand them from the plaintiff. It is not, however, entitled to demand them from the defendant except when the defendant is ordered - 772 - Civil Procedure by a final judgment to pay costs or in the case provided for in Article 17 of the Judicial Fees Law.