Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 249

Bringing an appeal by depositing its statement with the Registry. Service thereof. A procedure necessary to give effect to the principle of adversarial proceedings between the litigants. It must be completed within thirty days. Delay therein attributable to the appellant. Its sanction. The appeal may be deemed never to have been brought upon the respondent's request. - The thirty-day period prescribed for service of the appeal. A time limit for appearance. Its effect. The respondent's appearance after the time limit does not extinguish his right to plead that the appeal be deemed never to have been brought. The curative effect of such appearance is confined to the nullity of service of statements of claim and summonses arising from a defect in service. Example.