Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2400

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

English translation of the principle

The parties to a sale may agree to amend the period for lapse of an action under the warranty against defects by extending it. The agreed period is the period upon whose expiry it is extinguished. Its nature. A prescription period. The effect thereof. It does not run whenever an impediment exists that prevents the purchaser from claiming his right. - 464 - Obligation Negotiable-instrument prescription:
Arabic original
للمتبايعين أن يتفقا على تعديل مدة سقوط دعوى ضمان العيب بإطالتها. المدة المتفق عليها تكون هي المدة التي ينقضي بها. طبيعتها. مدة تقادم. أثر ذلك. لا تسري كلما وجد مانع يتعذر معه على المشترى المطالبة بحقه. - ٤٦٤ - التزام التقادم الصرفي:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨١، ١٨٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 464. PDF pages: 464.

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