Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1899

The appeal period. The general rule. It begins on the date of the judgment rendered in the presence of the accused or the judgment issued on opposition. Its condition. The convicted person’s knowledge of the hearing at which the judgment was issued and the unacceptability of the reason for his absence. - The convicted person’s lack of knowledge of the hearing at which the judgment was issued in his absence. Its effect. Knowledge of the judgment cannot validly be presumed against him, and the avenue of appeal remains open to him until he is served with the judgment issued on opposition or learns of it through any other official means.