Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4923

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

English translation of the principle

Restricting the hearing of a labour action to a period of one year from the date the employment contract ended. The reason for this. Extinctive prescription applies to that period. Suspension of this period whenever an impediment exists that makes it impossible for the creditor to claim his right in due time.
Arabic original
تقييد سماع الدعوى العمالية بمدة سنة من تاريخ انتهاء عقد العمل. علة ذلك. سريان التقادم المسقط على تلك المدة. وقف هذه المدة كلما وجد مانع يتعذر معه على الدائن المطالبة بحقه في الوقت المناسب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ٨/١٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 952. PDF pages: 952.

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