Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2509

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

English translation of the principle

Limitation of the end-of-service gratuity and payment in lieu of leave upon the lapse of one year from termination of the contract. Interruption of the prescribed period for non-hearing of the action. Its effect. Calculation of a new period identical to the first period, which is fifteen years in two cases. Articles 440, 442, Civil Code.
Arabic original
تقادم مكافأة نهاية الخدمة ومقابل الإجازات بمضي سنة من انتهاء العقد. انقطاع المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى. أثره. احتساب مدة جديدة مماثلة للمدة الأولى تكون خمسة عشر عاماً في حالتين المادتان ٤٤٠، ٤٤٢ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٨/١٠/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 483.

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