Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4029

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

English translation of the principle

Continued performance in fact of a fixed-term employment contract after expiry of its term. Tacit renewal. Express renewal. Its nature: the parties’ advance agreement, upon concluding the contract, to regulate its express renewal and their continued performance, despite expiry of its term, for a separate period or periods. The contract is deemed to be of indefinite duration from its inception.
Arabic original
الاستمرار الواقعي في تنفيذ عقد العمل محدد المدة بعد انقضاء مدته. تجديد ضمني. التجيد الصريح. ماهيته: إتفاق الطرفين مقدماً عند إبرام العقد على تنظيم التجديد الصريح له واستمرارها رغم انتهاء مدته في تنفيذه لمده أو مدد منفصلة. اعتبار العقد غير محدد المدة من بدايته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 799. PDF pages: 799.

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