Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3033

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

English translation of the principle

Brokerage remuneration. Its limitation period is five years. Interruption of limitation by the debtor's acknowledgment. Non-completion of this period when the new Civil Code entered into force on 25/2/1980. Its effect. Application of the new period, namely fifteen years.
Arabic original
أجر السمسرة. تقادمه بخمس سنوات. انقطاع التقادم بإقرار المدين. عدم اكتمال هذه المدة عند سريان القانون المدني الجديد في ٢٥/٢/١٩٨٠. أثره. سريان المدة الجديدة وهي خمس عشرة سنة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٥، ٩٦/٨٢ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٢/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 518. PDF pages: 518.

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