Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 884

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

English translation of the principle

Interruption of the limitation period by the debtor's acknowledgment of the debt. Its condition. The acknowledgment must be made while the limitation period is running. This acknowledgment has no effect on limitation after its period has elapsed. Example of a manifestly invalid defense in this regard. The judgment's disregard of it. Does not vitiate it.
Arabic original
انقطاع مدة التقادم بإقرار المدين بالدين. شرطه. أن يصدر الإقرار أثناء سريان مدة التقادم. لا أثر لهذا الإقرار على التقادم بعد اكتمال مدته. مثال لدفاع ظاهر البطلان في هذا الصدد. التفات الحكم عنه. لا يعيبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠٢/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٠/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص١٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 144. PDF pages: 141.

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