Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1790

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An employment contract. Specification of its term while permitting either party to terminate it unilaterally before expiry of its term. Treating it as a contract of indefinite duration. No error.
Arabic original
عقد العمل. تحديد مدته مع الإجازة لكل من طرفيه إنهائه بإرادته المنفردة قبل انتهاء مدته. اعتباره غير محدد المدة. لا خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٠، ٢١/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/١٠/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٠١) (والطعن ٣٠/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ١٨/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 349. PDF pages: 349.

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