Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2908
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
An action for nullity is time-barred upon the lapse of fifteen years from the date of the contract. Article 186/3 of the Civil Code. No grounds for invoking this where nullity is asserted by way of defence. It concerns the institution of an action. Reliance in this respect on the judgment declaring bankruptcy. Impermissible.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى البطلان بمرور خمس عشرة سنة من تاريخ العقد. م ١٨٦/٣ مدني. لا وجه للمحاجة به عند التمسك بالبطلان عن طريق الدفع. تعلقه برفع الدعوى. التحدي بالحكم الصادر بالإفلاس في ذلك. لا يجوز.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٢١/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٤٨)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 495. PDF pages: 495.
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