Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 103

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

English translation of the principle

The defence that an action may not be heard owing to the passage of time. It may not be waived before the right thereto has arisen.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. لا يجوز التنازل عنه قبل ثبوت الحق فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٨/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 23. PDF pages: 20.

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