Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2451

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 period necessary to bar the hearing of an action through passage of time. Its nature. Assessment of the existence of this impediment. A matter for the court of merits, provided it is reasonable. An example of what does not constitute an impediment: mere hardship or difficulty in claiming labor rights due to being outside the country.
Arabic original
المانع الذي يعتبر سبباً لوقف سريان المدة اللازمة لعدم سماع الدعوى بمرور الزمان. ماهيته تقدير قيام هذا المانع. موضوعي. ما دام سائغاً. مثال لما لا يُعد مانعاً: مجرد المشقة أو الصعوبة في المطالبة بالحقوق العمالية بسبب التواجد خارج البلاد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٣/٩٩ عمالي جلسة ٣١/١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 473. PDF pages: 473.

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