Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3071

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

English translation of the principle

Provisions of law prescribing special prescriptive periods for certain rights. They must be narrowly construed so that they apply only to the specific cases they encompass. - Calculation of prescriptive periods:-
Arabic original
نصوص القانون التي تقررّ تقادم بعض الحقوق بمدد خاصة. وجوب تفسيرها تفسيراً ضيّقاً بحيث لا تسري إلا على الحالات التي تضمنتّها بالذات. - حساب مواعيد التقادم:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥٠/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 523. PDF pages: 523.

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