Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2975

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

English translation of the principle

The ten-year limitation period is the general rule for commercial obligations, except in cases for which a special provision prescribes a shorter limitation period.
Arabic original
التقادم العشري هو الأصل العام للالتزامات التجارية عدا الحالات التي يرد بشأنها نص خاص يحدد مدة تقادم أقل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٥٩)

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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