Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2385

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

English translation of the principle

One-year prescription of the employee's rights. The condition for applying it. The employee's certain knowledge of the right claimed as regards its basis, amount, number and all its elements. Absence of those and ambiguity surrounding the basis of the right. Its effect. - 461 - Obligation - Special prescription:
Arabic original
التقادم الحولي لحقوق الموظف. شرط إعماله. توافر علم الموظف بالحق المطالب به يقيناً من حيث أصله ومقداره وعدده وكافة عناصره. عدم توافر تلك وإحاطة أصل الحق بالغموض. أثره. - ٤٦١ - التزام - تقادم خاص:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/٢٠١٠ إداري جلسة ٨/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ١٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 461. PDF pages: 461.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace