Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2440

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

English translation of the principle

The impediment considered a ground for suspending the running of the legally prescribed period barring the hearing of an action through passage of time: is that which makes it impossible for the creditor to claim his right before the courts in due time, without this being attributable to his fault or negligence.
Arabic original
المانع الذي يعتبر سبباً لوقف سريان المدة المقررة قانوناً لعدم سماع الدعوى بمرور الزمان: هو الذي يستحيل معه على الدائن أن يطالب بحقه أمام القضاء في الوقت المناسب دون أن يكون ذلك راجعاً إلى خطئه أو تقصيره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 470. PDF pages: 470.

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