Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2296

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

English translation of the principle

The parties to a sale may agree to amend the period barring an action under the warranty against defects by extending it. The agreed period is the period upon whose lapse it expires. Its nature. A limitation period. Effect thereof. It does not run whenever an impediment exists that makes it impossible for the purchaser to claim his right.
Arabic original
للمتبايعين أن يتفقا على تعديل مدة سقوط دعوى ضمان العيب بإطالتها. تكون المدة المتفق عليها هي المدة التي ينقضي بها. طبيعتها. مدة تقادم. أثر ذلك. لا تسري كلما وجد مانع يتعذر معه على المشتري المطالبة بحقه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٨١، ١٨٢/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٩١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 428. PDF pages: 425.

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