Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3011

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

English translation of the principle

The parties to a sale may agree to modify the period barring an action under the warranty against defects by extending it. The agreed period is the period upon expiry of which it is extinguished. Its nature. A limitation period. The effect thereof. It does not run whenever an impediment exists making it impossible for the buyer to claim his right. - Limitation of negotiable instruments:-
Arabic original
للمتبايعين أن يتفقا على تعديل مدة سقوط دعوى ضمان العيب بإطالتها. المدة المتفق عليها تكون هي المدة التي ينقضي بها. طبيعتها. مدة تقادم. أثر ذلك. لا تسري كلما وجد مانع يتعذر معه على المشترى المطالبة بحقه. - التقادم الصرفي:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨١، ١٨٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 515. PDF pages: 515.

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