Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1149

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

English translation of the principle

Actions instituted pursuant to the provisions of Law 18 of 1969 and its amendments. They must be brought within one year from the date Law 33 of 2000 came into force; otherwise, they shall be ruled inadmissible. Implication thereof. This provision, as regards its procedural rules, applies only to actions brought after the date it came into force.
Arabic original
الدعاوى المقامة بناء على أحكام القانون ١٨ لسنة ١٩٦٩ وتعديلاته. وجوب رفعها خلال سنة من تاريخ العمل بالقانون ٣٣ لسنة ٢٠٠٠ وإلا حكم بعدم قبولها. مؤدى ذلك. عدم سريان هذا النص بشأن قواعده الإجرائية إلا على الدعاوى التي ترفع بعد تاريخ العمل به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨٠/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٣/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 216. PDF pages: 213.

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