Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 628

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

English translation of the principle

Issuance of a final judgment establishing the right and its acquisition of res judicata force. Its effect. Prescription of that right after fifteen years, whatever the period of prescription of that right. - A judgment awarding provisional compensation once it acquires res judicata force. Its effect. Establishing the compensation debt in its origin and basis and replacing short prescription with long prescription. Example.
Arabic original
صدور حكم نهائي بالحق وحيازته قوة الأمرالمقضي. أثره. تقادم ذلك الحق بخمسة عشر سنة أياً كانت مدة تقادم هذا الحق. - الحكم بالتعويض المؤقت متى حاز قوة الأمر المقضي. أثره. إرساء دين التعويض في أصله ومبناه واستبدال التقادم الطويل بالتقادم التقصير. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧٢/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٩/٣/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٢٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 128. PDF pages: 128.

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