Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1992

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The prescribed period for barring the hearing of an action is interrupted by a judicial claim, even if the action is brought before a court lacking jurisdiction. - A judgment deeming the action never to have been brought. It results in the extinction of the proceedings and all effects arising from their institution, including interruption of the prescribed period for barring the hearing of the action. - The injured party’s action against the person liable for his unlawful act. It is time-barred upon the passage of three years from the date on which the criminal judgment rendered therein becomes final.
Arabic original
المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى تنقطع بالمطالبة القضائية ولو رفعت الدعوى إلى محكمة غير مختصة. - الحكم باعتبار الدعوى كأن لم تكن. يترتب عليه زوال الخصومة بكافة الآثار المترتبة على رفعها ومنها انقطاع المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى. - دعوى المضرور قبل المسئول عن عمله غير المشروع. تسقط بمضي ثلاث سنوات من تاريخ صيرورة الحكم الجزائي الصادر فيها نهائياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٩٠/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 378. PDF pages: 378.

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