Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4467

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

English translation of the principle

The period prescribed for barring the hearing of an action does not run whenever an impediment exists that makes it impossible for the creditor to claim his right, even if the impediment is moral. The import thereof. - The plea of limitation. Its consequence. The court must examine its legal conditions, including the period and any suspension or interruption affecting it. - Calculation of the limitation period when it is suspended. The correct rule concerning it.
Arabic original
لا تسرى المدة المقررة لعدم سماع الدعوى كلما وجد مانع يتعذر معه على الدائن أن يطالب بحقه ولو كان المانع أدبياً. مفاد ذلك. - الدفع بالتقادم. مؤداه. وجوب قيام المحكمة ببحث شرائطه القانونية ومنها المدة وما يعتريها من وقف أو انقطاع. - احتساب مدة التقادم عند وقفه. القاعدة الصحيحة بشأنه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩١/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٥ ج١ ص٢٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 823. PDF pages: 820.

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