Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2461

The period prescribed for barring the hearing of an action does not run whenever an impediment exists that makes it impossible for the creditor to claim his right, even if the impediment is moral. Significance thereof. - The defense of prescription. Its consequence. The court must examine its legal conditions, including the period and any suspension or interruption affecting it. - Assessment of the existence of an impediment suspending prescription. A factual matter independently assessed by the court of merits. - Calculation of the prescription period when it is suspended. The correct rule concerning it.