Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2966

Service of the statement of appeal within thirty days of its filing. A procedure necessary for the constitution of the proceedings. - The respondent's right to request that the appeal be deemed never to have existed where the delay in service is attributable to the appellant's act. It is not forfeited by attendance pursuant to a summons served after the prescribed time limit. Rationale thereof. - Service of the appeal at the elected domicile. Its prerequisite. The litigant must have designated it in the document serving the judgment. Rationale thereof. An exception is the case where the respondent—the plaintiff—did not state his original domicile and place of work in the originating statement of claim.