Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2971

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

English translation of the principle

The right to annul a contract. It lapses if its holder does not invoke it within three years from the cessation of its cause, unless the law provides otherwise, and upon the lapse of fifteen years from its conclusion. The judgment's contravention thereof. An error requiring its cassation. - Ten-year limitation:-
Arabic original
الحق في إبطال العقد. سقوطه إذا لم يتمسك به صاحبه خلال ثلاث سنوات من وقت زوال سببه ما لم يقض القانون بخلافه وبمرور خمسة عشر سنة من تاريخ إبرامه. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. خطأ يُوجب تمييزه. - التقادم العشري:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٩٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٦٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 509. PDF pages: 509.

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