Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2021

Service of the judgment. It must be effected upon the judgment debtor personally or at his original domicile or place of work. The reason for this. Commencement of the periods for challenge. The implication thereof. The judgment debtor must have certain or presumptive knowledge of it, without it being sufficient in this regard to rely on constructive knowledge established by delivery of the document being served to the administrative authority. - The judgment debtor’s failure to attend all hearings scheduled for consideration of the action before the court of first instance and his failure to submit a memorandum of defense. Its implication. The period for appealing the judgment does not run against him except from the date of its service upon him personally or at his original domicile or place of work. Its service upon the administrative authority. This does not establish the appellant’s knowledge and produces no effect in commencing the period for challenging the judgment, and the appeal period remains running. The judgment’s contravention of this. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation.