Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 205

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Merchants’ obligations towards one another relating to their commercial business become time-barred upon the lapse of ten years from the due date.
Arabic original
تقادم التزامات التجار المتعلقة بأعمالهم التجارية قبل بعضهم البعض بمضي عشر سنوات من تاريخ الاستحقاق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٤/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 45. PDF pages: 45.

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