Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2915

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

English translation of the principle

Traders' obligations to one another relating to their commercial activities. They are time-barred upon the lapse of ten years from the date performance of the obligation falls due. - Ordinary limitation applies to activities lacking commercial character. An example.
Arabic original
التزامات التجار المتعلقة بأعمالهم التجارية قبل بعضهم. تقادمها بمضي عشر سنوات من تاريخ حلول ميعاد الوفاء بالالتزام. - التقادم العادي يسري على الأعمال التي تنحصر عنها الصفة التجارية. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٦/٩٨ تجاري جلسة ١/٣/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 498. PDF pages: 498.

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