Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1386

The proceedings in an action. Their existence begins with filing the statement of claim and is subject to the condition of its valid service. Failure to satisfy this condition up to the issuance of the first-instance judgment. Its effect. The proceedings cease to exist, and the judgment rendered therein is void owing to the invalidity of the procedure. - The appellate court's ruling that the first-instance judgment is void owing to invalid service of the statement of claim. Its necessary consequence. Stopping at the declaration of nullity without going beyond it to determine the merits of the action. The reason for this. An example. - 637 - Civil Procedure