Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2430

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

English translation of the principle

The one-year period whose expiry from the date of termination of the employment contract the legislature made a restriction on hearing the action. Its nature. The period prescribed for barring the hearing of the action does not run whenever an impediment exists that prevents the creditor from claiming his right, even if the impediment is moral. Its implication. - Assessing the existence of an impediment suspending prescription of the action. A matter of fact independently determined by the trial court. Example.
Arabic original
مدة السنة التي قيد المشرع سماع الدعوى بانقضائها من تاريخ إنتهاء عقد العمل. ماهيتها. لا تسري المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى كلما وجد مانع يتعذر معه على الدائن أن يطالب بحقه ولو كان المانع أدبياً مفاده. - تقدير قيام المانع الموقف لتقادم الدعوى. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع . مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣/٩٥ عمالي جلسة ٢٧/١١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 469. PDF pages: 469.

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