Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 294

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

English translation of the principle

Limitation of traders' claims. Its period is one year. Its condition. That they concern things supplied to persons who do not trade in them but use them for private consumption. The reason for this. - Ascertaining the commercial nature of an activity. A question of fact for the court of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
تقادم حقوق التجار. مدته سنة واحدة. شرطه. أن تكون عن أشياء وردوها لأشخاص لا يتجرون فيها وإنما للاستهلاك الخاص. علة ذلك. - استظهار تجارية العمل. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٦٨، ٧٦٩/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٢/٣/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 59. PDF pages: 59.

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