Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1468

Service of the statement of claim is a necessary procedure for the constitution of the proceedings. The reason therefor. Proceedings are conditional upon valid service of the statement filed with the Registry Department. Failure to fulfill this condition until issuance of the first-instance judgment. Its consequence. Their cessation and the nullity of the judgment, a nullity which the court declares of its own motion. A judgment's departure from this view renders it defective and requires its cassation. - 269 - Procedure