Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2379

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

English translation of the principle

Actual continuation of performance of a fixed-term employment contract after expiry of its term. Tacit renewal. The nature of express renewal: the parties' advance agreement, upon concluding the contract, to regulate its express renewal and the continuation of its performance despite the expiry of its term for a continuous period or periods. Its effect. The contract is deemed indefinite in duration from its inception.
Arabic original
الاستمرار الواقعي في تنفيذ عقد العمل محدد المدة بعد انقضاء مدته. تجديد ضمني. ماهية التجديد الصريح: اتفاق الطرفين مقدماً عند إبرام العقد على تنظيم التجديد الصريح له واستمراره رغم انتهاء مدته في تنفيذه لمدة أو مدد متصلة. أثره. اعتبار العقد غير محدد المدة منذ بدايته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/٩٣ عمالي جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 441. PDF pages: 441.

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