Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4287

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

English translation of the principle

The plea of limitation does not concern public policy and must be invoked before the court of merits. Invoking a particular type of limitation does not dispense with invoking another type.
Arabic original
الدفع بالتقادم لا يتعلق بالنظام العام ويتعين التمسك به أمام محكمة الموضوع. التمسك بنوع معين من التقادم لا يغني عن التمسك بنوع آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٠/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 790. PDF pages: 787.

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