Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1378

Service of the appeal petition within thirty days of its filing is a necessary procedure for the constitution of the proceedings. - The respondent's right to request that the appeal be deemed never to have existed where the delay in service is attributable to the appellant's act. It is not forfeited by the appearance to which the respondent was summoned after the specified time limit. Reason for this. - Service of the appeal at the elected domicile. Its prerequisite: that the litigant designated it in the document serving the judgment. Reason for this. An exception is the case where the respondent—the plaintiff—states his original domicile and workplace in the originating statement of claim.