Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2014

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

English translation of the principle

Merchants' obligations to one another relating to their commercial activities. Become time-barred upon the lapse of ten years. Article 118/1, Commercial Code. - The rights established by the provisions of the Labor Law. Constitute the minimum protection for the worker. An agreement departing from them is permissible if that departure results in a greater benefit or advantage for the worker. An example. - Prohibition on charging interest on any debt or loan owed to the employer by the worker. The reason for this.
Arabic original
التزامات التجار المتعلقة بأعمالهم التجارية قبل بعضهم. تقادمها بمضي عشر سنوات. م١١٨/١ قانون التجارة. - الحقوق التي رتبتها نصوص قانون العمل. هي الحد الأدنى لحماية العامل. جواز الاتفاق على مخالفتها إذا نتج عن هذه المخالفة منفعة أو فائدة أكثر للعامل. مثال. - حظر تقاضى فوائد على أي دين أو قرض مستحق لصاحب العمل قبل العامل. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩٥/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/٢٠٠٦ 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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