Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2581

Service of a challenge at the elected domicile. Its prerequisite. The party must have adopted it as his domicile in the document serving the judgment or in other documents in the action. The reason for this. - The agent’s domicile for service of documents in the action. It is recognised only at the level of litigation for which he is authorised. The consequence. The appeal petition cannot validly be served on the appellant at the domicile of the lawyer who represented him at first instance. The exception to this. - The lawyer’s authority at first instance. Its termination upon delivery of the final judgment. When it continues exceptionally and the respondent may validly be served at the lawyer’s address as an elected domicile.