Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2983

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

English translation of the principle

An action for restitution of an undue payment is time-barred after three years from the day on which the claimant learns of his right to restitution, or fifteen years from the day on which that right arises.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى رد غير المستحق بمضي ثلاث سنوات من اليوم الذي يعلم فيه المدعي بحقه في الاسترداد أو بخمسة عشرة سنة من يوم نشوء هذا الحق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧٨/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 511. PDF pages: 511.

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