Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2518

Service of the judgment. It must be effected on the judgment debtor personally or at his original domicile or workplace. The reason for that. Its effect on commencement of the time limits for challenge. The significance of that. The judgment debtor must have certain or presumptive knowledge of it, without it being sufficient in this regard to have constructive knowledge arising from delivery of the document 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 his defence. Its consequence. 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 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 appeal period remains running. A judgment’s contravention of that. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation.