Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2255

Lawyer’s fees. They are time-barred after five years from the completion of his work where there is no instrument evidencing them and he remains silent about claiming them. The basis thereof is the presumption of payment and not burdening a litigant with rights which his opponent neglected to claim. The absence of this basis where the lawyer diligently seeks to obtain an instrument evidencing them after completion of his work. Its effect. His right is time-barred upon the expiry of fifteen years. - Suspension of limitation where there is an impediment rendering it impossible for him to claim his right.