Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1862

The opposing party must be served with notice of the opposition hearing personally or at his residence. Service upon him through the Public Prosecution. Its consequence: invalidity of the judgment deeming his opposition as though it had not been. The time limit for appealing this judgment begins on the date the convicted person officially learns of it. Establishment that the person adjudged had no knowledge of it before lodging the appeal. Its consequence: the appellate court must admit the appeal procedurally, set aside the judgment rendered on the opposition, and remit the case to the court of first instance.