Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2340

Financial entitlements prescribed for a public employee. They are time-barred after one year from the date of his knowledge thereof or five years from the date of entitlement, whichever period expires earlier. Contravening this. An error in the application of the law requiring cassation of the judgment. Example. - An action on the warranty against defects lapses upon the passage of one year from the time of delivery of the thing sold, even if the purchaser discovers the defect only thereafter. The reason therefor.