Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2012

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

English translation of the principle

Prescription of merchants’ rights after one year. Its condition. That they concern things supplied to persons who do not trade in them but use them for private consumption. The rationale therefor. - Ascertaining the commercial nature of the transaction. A matter of fact for the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
تقادم حقوق التجار بمدة سنة واحدة. شرطه. أن تكون عن أشياء وردوها لأشخاص لا يتجرون فيها وإنما للاستهلاك الخاص. علة ذلك. - استظهار تجارية العمل. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٦٨، ٧٦٩/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 383. PDF pages: 383.

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