Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 155

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Laws relating to prescription. Their application, from the time they enter into force, to every prescription period not yet completed. The old law governs the portion of the prescription period that ran under it as regards determining the moment at which it began, the manner of its calculation and any causes of interruption or suspension affecting it.
Arabic original
القوانين المتعلقة بالتقادم. سريانها من وقت العمل بها على كل تقادم لم يكتمل. القانون القديم يحكم المدة التي سرت من التقادم في ظله من حيث تعيين اللحظة التي بدأت فيها وكيفية حسابها وما طرأ عليها من أسباب الانقطاع أو الوقف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٦/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ٢٩/٥/٢٠٠٦ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٤ ج ٢ ص ٣٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 367. PDF pages: 361.

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