Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3212

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

English translation of the principle

Appearance pursuant to invalid service removes the nullity, thereby validating service from the date it occurred, not from the date of appearance. Its effect. Service is deemed to have been effected within the time limit, and there is no basis for deeming the appeal never to have been brought.
Arabic original
الحضور بناء على الإعلان الباطل يزيل البطلان فيصحح الإعلان من تاريخ حصوله لا من تاريخ الحضور. أثر ذلك. اعتبار الإعلان قد تم في الميعاد ولا محل لاعتبار الاستئناف كأن لم يكن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٨/١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٤٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 542. PDF pages: 539.

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