Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2972

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

English translation of the principle

Merchants’ obligations towards one another arising from their commercial activities become time-barred upon the lapse of ten years from the date payment of the obligation falls due. Example.
Arabic original
التزامات التجاّر قبل بعضهم الناشئة عن أعمالهم التجارية تتقادم بمضي عشر سنوات من تاريخ ميعاد الوفاء بالالتزام. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٦/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٧)

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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