Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2397

The 3-month period provided for in the third paragraph of Article 33 of the former Press and Publications Law No. 3 of 1961, within which the compensation action must be brought. A forfeiture period. It must be observed before the civil court or the criminal court; otherwise, the right to compensation lapses. The challenged judgment's contravention of this and its application of the new Law No. 3 of 2006 despite completion of the limitation period on a date preceding its entry into force. A violation of the law necessitating its cassation.