Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3096

Service of the judgment. Must be on the judgment debtor personally or at his original domicile or workplace. The reason for this. Its effect on the commencement of time limits for challenge. The implication thereof. The judgment debtor must have certain or presumptive knowledge thereof, rather than merely constructive knowledge resulting from delivery of the document served to the administrative authority. - The judgment debtor's failure to appear at all hearings scheduled for consideration of the action before the court of or instance and his failure to submit a memorandum of defence. Its implication. The time limit for appealing the judgment does not run against him except from the date of service on him personally or at his original domicile or workplace. Service on him through the administrative authority. Does not establish the appellant's knowledge and produces no effect in commencing the time limit for challenging the judgment, and the time limit for - 592 - Procedure appeal remains running. The judgment's contravention of this. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation.