Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3601

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

English translation of the principle

An arbitration submission agreement. Does not in itself constitute a measure interrupting limitation. The exception. The debtor’s acknowledgment therein of the creditor’s right and the restriction of arbitration to the amount of the debt. The reason for this. The debtor’s express or implied acknowledgment of the debt interrupts limitation. An example.
Arabic original
مشارطة التحكيم. لا تعد في ذاتها إجراءً قاطعاً للتقادم. الاستثناء. اعتراف المدين بها بحق الدائن واقتصار التحكيم على مقدار الدين. علة ذلك. إقرار المدين صراحة أو ضمناً بالدين ينقطع به التقادم. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٣٢، ٣٣٨/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٥/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع ص١٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 616. PDF pages: 613.

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