Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 251

Service of the appeal petition within thirty days of its deposit. A necessary procedure for constitution of the proceedings. - The respondent's right to request that the appeal be deemed never to have existed whenever the delay in service is attributable to the appellant's act. It is not forfeited by the appearance to which he was summoned after the prescribed time limit. The rationale for this. - Service of the appeal at the elected domicile. Its prerequisite. That the party designated it in the document serving the judgment. The rationale for this. An exception thereto is the case where the respondent—the claimant—did not state his original domicile and place of work in the originating statement of claim