Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3017

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A litigant's cancellation of the domicile at which the papers in the action may be served upon him. Its effect. He must expressly notify his opponent thereof, otherwise service upon him there is valid. A litigant's mere adoption of a domicile does not mean cancellation of the former domicile unless he expressly notifies his opponent of that cancellation. The basis for this. Article 9 of the Code of Procedure. 10- Sanction for failure of service or delay in completing it through negligence or intentionally:-
Arabic original
إلغاء الخصم للموطن الجائز إعلان أوراق الدعوى عليه. أثره. وجوب إعلان خصمه صراحة بذلك وإلا صح إعلانه فيه. مجرد اتخاذ الخصم موطناً لا يعني إلغاء الموطن السابق ما لم يخطر خصمه صراحة بهذا الإلغاء. أساس ذلك. م٩ مرافعات. ١٠- جزاء تخلف الإعلان أو التراخي في إتمامه إهمالاً أو عمداً:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٢٣٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 578. PDF pages: 575.

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