Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2868

Service at the workplace is permissible. Requirements for its validity. Absence of the intended recipient. This necessitates delivery of the copy to a person declaring that they are among those managing the workplace or employed there, and the process server's recording, in the original and copy, that the intended recipient was not present at the workplace. Omission of this statement. Effect thereof. Nullity. Basis thereof. - The process server's recording that the server went to the appellant's workplace but did not find the appellant. The server's proceeding to the police station and drawing up a registered letter addressed to the workplace without delivering a copy of the document to a person declaring to the server that they are among those managing the workplace or employed there, and after recording this in the service record. Effect thereof. Invalidity of service of the statement of claim.