Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2013

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the action is an action in subrogation concerning a commercial obligation between merchants and relating to their commercial activities. It becomes time-barred upon the lapse of ten years from the day the debt becomes due for payment. The judgment’s reaching this conclusion. The Court of Cassation may correct the erroneous legal propositions it contains.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن الدعوى دعوى حلول تتعلق بالتزام تجاري بين تجار ومتعلق بأعمالهم التجارية. تقادمها بمضي عشر سنوات من اليوم الذي يصبح الدين مستحق الأداء. انتهاء الحكم إلى هذه النتيجة. لمحكمة التمييز تصحيح ما أورده من تقريرات قانونية خاطئة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٨/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٠٥)

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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