Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3690

The prescribed period for barring the hearing of an action. It begins on the day the debt becomes due for payment unless the law provides otherwise. - Ascertaining the fact that commences limitation. A matter for the court of merits. Its condition. - Existence of an impediment making it impossible for the creditor to claim his right. Its effect: the prescribed period for barring the hearing of the action does not run, even if the impediment is moral. - The impediment that suspends the running of limitation. Its nature. Assessment of whether it exists or not. A matter for the court of merits. - The period of the brutal Iraqi invasion of the State of Kuwait. An impediment suspending limitation.