Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2445

Institution of criminal proceedings against the perpetrator. Its effect. Suspension of the running of prescription in respect of the injured party throughout the trial proceedings and until a final criminal judgment is rendered or the trial ends for another reason. The rationale therefor: the rule that criminal proceedings stay civil proceedings. - The judgment’s calculation of the running of the three-year prescription from the date of the final criminal judgment of acquittal until the institution of the action, after deducting the period of suspension during the invasion, and its rejection of the plea of prescription. Correct. - 471 - Obligation