Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1553

Deeming an opposition as never having been made on the basis of the accused’s failure to attend despite having been served, where the service document does not specify the capacity of the person who signed for receipt or whether that person is one of the accused’s relatives residing with him. Its effect. Invalidity of the judgment because the trial was based on defective procedures which deprived the opposing party of his right of defence.