Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2637

A labour action. Prescribed upon the lapse of 1 year from termination of the contract. Article 96/1 of Law No. 38 of 1964. - The prescribed period barring the hearing of the action is interrupted by a judicial demand, even before a court lacking jurisdiction. A judgment dismissing it or declaring it inadmissible. Its effect. The interruption of prescription based on it is deemed never to have occurred, and the prescription that began before it was brought continues to run. Example concerning the appellant's claim for pay in lieu of notice, the ruling that it was inadmissible, and its effect on prescription. - 500 - Procedure