Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2216
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The right to annul a contract. Its lapse if its holder does not invoke it within three years from the cessation of its ground, unless the law provides otherwise, and upon the passage of fifteen years from the date of its conclusion. A judgment contravening this. An error requiring its cassation. - An action to challenge an arbitrator:-
Arabic original
الحق في إبطال العقد. سقوطه إذا لم يتمسك به صاحبه خلال ثلاث سنوات من وقت زوال سببه ما لم يقض القانون بخلافه وبمرور خمسة عشر سنة من تاريخ إبرامه. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ يُوجب تمييزه. - دعوى رد المحكم:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٦٩٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص٢٨٦)
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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