Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2713

Service through the Public Prosecution. Its cases. Condition for its validity. The party requesting service must conduct the sufficient and precise inquiries required of every diligent, good-faith inquirer and necessitated by the circumstances to ascertain the residence or workplace of the intended recipient. Failure to locate it despite the efforts made. Service through the Public Prosecution is permissible. Article 11/2 of the Civil Procedure Code. - Prisoners. They must be served through the prison director. Article 10 of the Civil Procedure Code. Noncompliance. Its effect. Invalidity of service. Condition thereof. The party requesting service must have certain knowledge, when effecting service, that the opposing party is imprisoned; otherwise, service is valid pursuant to the general rules laid down in Article 11/2 of the Civil Procedure Code.