Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2215
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
An action for nullity is time-barred upon the passage of fifteen years from the date of the contract. Article 186/3, Civil Code. There is no basis for invoking this when nullity is asserted by way of defence. It concerns the bringing of the action. Reliance on the judgment declaring bankruptcy in this regard. Impermissible.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى البطلان بمرور خمس عشرة سنة من تاريخ العقد. م١٨٦/٣ مدني. لا وجه للمحاجة به عند التمسك بالبطلان عن طريق الدفع. تعلقه برفع الدعوى. التحدي بالحكم الصادر بالإفلاس في ذلك. لا يجوز.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٢١/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٠٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 411. PDF pages: 408.
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