Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4131

The ordinary method of instituting an action is by depositing its statement with the Registry. Its effect. Commencement of the proceedings. Service of the statement upon the defendant. A procedure necessary for their constitution. This means that the proceedings commence upon deposit of the statement and remain conditional upon its valid service. Failure of that to occur up to issuance of the first-instance judgment. Its effect. Extinction of the proceedings and invalidity of the judgment rendered therein. - 724 - Civil Procedure Legal practice First: In general:-