Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2606

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

English translation of the principle

The impediment to the running of the statutory period prescribed for barring the hearing of an action by lapse of time. Its nature. It must constitute a legally recognized excuse. - The impediment constituting a ground for suspending the period required to bar the hearing of an action by lapse of time is that which makes it impossible for the creditor to claim his right before the courts. Its condition. The existence of the impediment must not be attributable to the creditor's fault or negligence.
Arabic original
المانع من سريان المدة القانونية المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. ماهيته. أن يكون من قبيل الأعذار الشرعية. - المانع الذي يعتبر سبباً لوقف سريان المدة اللازمة لعدم سماع الدعوى بمرور الزمان هو ما يستحيل معه على الدائن المطالبة بحقه أمام القضاء. شرطه. ألاّ يكون قيام المانع راجعاً إلى خطأ الدائن أو تقصيره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ١٥/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 493. PDF pages: 490.

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