Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2050

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

English translation of the principle

A labour action. It must be preceded by an application submitted by the worker to the Labour Department to claim his rights. - Failure to renew an action after its striking out. Its effect. It is deemed never to have existed whenever the opposing party invokes this. The necessary consequence is the extinction of its effects, including the application submitted by the worker to the Labour Department. Example.
Arabic original
الدعوى العمالية. وجوب أن يسبقها طلب يقدمه العامل إلى إدارة العمل للمطالبة بحقوقه. - عدم تجديد الدعوى من الشطب. أثره. اعتبارها كأن لم يكن متى تمسك الخصم بذلك. لازم ذلك زوال آثارها بما فيها الطلب الذي تقدم به العامل لإدارة العمل. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الأول ص٣٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 372.

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