Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2253

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

English translation of the principle

An employee’s right to claim his financial entitlements is prescribed upon the expiry of one year from the date of his knowledge of those entitlements or five years from the date they fell due, whichever period is earlier. Inferring the employee’s knowledge. A matter of fact independently determined by the trial court. Prescription commences from that knowledge. Example.
Arabic original
حق الموظف في المطالبة بحقوقه المالية يتقادم بانقضاء سنة من تاريخ علمه بهذه الحقوق أو خمس سنوات من تاريخ الاستحقاق أي المدتين أقرب. استخلاص علم الموظف. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. بدء التقادم من هذا العلم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٥/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 436. PDF pages: 436.

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