Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2084

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

English translation of the principle

Actions arising from a maritime employment contract become time-barred after one year. What interrupts this limitation period. A demand by letter accompanied by acknowledgment of receipt, settlement negotiations, or the appointment of an expert to assess damages. - Interruption of the limitation period. Its necessary consequence. Commencement of a new period identical to it. - A judgment ruling that the action is extinguished by limitation despite the existence of a measure interrupting that limitation period, and disregarding it. Renders it defective. Example.
Arabic original
تقادم الدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد العمل البحري بمدة سنة واحدة. ما يقطع هذا التقادم. المطالبة بكتاب مصحوب بعلم الوصول وبمفاوضات التسوية أو ندب خبير لتقدير الأضرار. - انقطاع مدة التقادم. لازمه. بدء مدة جديد مماثلة لها. - قضاء الحكم بانقضاء الدعوى بالتقادم رغم وجود إجراء قاطع لذلك التقادم والتفاته عنه . يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٢٤/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 400. PDF pages: 400.

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