Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2563

The plea of limitation. The court must examine its conditions. Interruption of the prescribed limitation period by the debtor’s express or implied acknowledgment. - The implied acknowledgment that interrupts limitation may be inferred from any act involving acknowledgment of the debt, such as the debtor’s request to the creditor for time to pay or negotiation with the creditor over the amount of the debt. Example. - Mere acknowledgment of the existence of the debt interrupts limitation, irrespective of its amount. - The effect of interruption of limitation on calculation of the period: