Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2027

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

English translation of the principle

Restricting the hearing of a labour action to a period of one year from the date of termination of the employment contract. An extinctive limitation period subject to suspension and interruption. - Existence of an impediment making it impossible for the creditor to claim his right. Its effect. The period prescribed for barring the hearing of the action does not run, even if the impediment is moral. Assessment of the existence of the impediment is within the trial court's authority. Its condition. An example.
Arabic original
قيد سماع الدعوى العمالية بمدة سنة من تاريخ انتهاء عقد العمل. مدة تقادم مسقط يرد عليها الوقف والانقطاع. - وجود مانع يتعذر معه على الدائن أن يطالب بحقه. أثره. عدم سر يان المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى ولو كان مانعاً أدبياً. تقدير قيام المانع من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٥/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٤/٢/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 386. PDF pages: 386.

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