Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2566

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

English translation of the principle

A labour action becoming time-barred upon the lapse of one year from termination of the employment contract. The debtor’s acknowledgment of the right claimed. Effect thereof. Interruption of limitation and commencement of a period identical to the first period, namely one year from the date of interruption. - An acknowledgment interrupting limitation. Its condition. It must be made by the debtor before completion of its period. Rationale therefor. Example of an acknowledgment made after completion of the limitation period.
Arabic original
تقادم الدعوى العمالية بمضي سنة من انتهاء عقد العمل. إقرار المدين بالحق المطالب به. أثره. انقطاع التقادم وبدء مدة مماثلة للمدة الأولى وهي سنة من تاريخ الانقطاع. - الإقرار القاطع للتقادم. شرطه. أن يصدر من المدين قبل اكتمال مدته. علة ذلك. مثال على إقرار صدر بعد اكتمال مدة التقادم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٩٥ عمالي جلسة ١٧/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٥٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 494. PDF pages: 494.

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