Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2913

An action for liability for an unlawful act arising from a crime. It is not time-barred unless the criminal action is time-barred. The injured party’s choice of the civil route rather than the criminal route to claim compensation for damage arising from the crime. Its effect. Suspension of the running of prescription for as long as the right to bring, initiate or proceed with the criminal action remains in existence. Extinction of the criminal action through the issuance of a final judgment of conviction or for another ground of extinction. Its effect. Resumption of the running of prescription from the date of that extinction. Basis therefor.