Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3084

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

English translation of the principle

The defence that an action may not be heard owing to the passage of time. It may not be waived before the right thereto has arisen.
Arabic original
الدفع بعدم سماع الدعوى لمرور الزمان. لا يجوز التنازل عنه قبل ثبوت الحق فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ٨/١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٥١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 525. PDF pages: 525.

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