Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2031

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

English translation of the principle

A labour action. It shall not be heard after one year has elapsed from the termination of the employment contract. This period is subject to suspension and interruption. - The impediment considered a ground for suspending the running of prescription. Its nature. The mere presence of the appellant outside Kuwait. It is not an excusable impediment resulting in suspension of the running of the prescribed period for barring the hearing of a labour action. The reason for this. An example.
Arabic original
الدعوى العمالية. عدم سماعها بعد مضي سنة من انتهاء عقد العمل. ورود الوقف والانقطاع على هذه المدة. - المانع الذي يعتبر سبباً لوقف سريان التقادم. ماهيته. مجرد وجود الطاعن خارج الكويت. لا يعد عذراً مانعاً يترتب عليه وقف سريان المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى العمالية. علة ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 387. PDF pages: 387.

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