Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 5001

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

English translation of the principle

An action not being heard because it was brought after the lapse of one year from the termination of the employment contract. An exception to which analogy may not be applied. Article 96 of Law 38/1964. Its restriction to actions brought by workers and their families after them, excluding actions brought by employers.
Arabic original
عدم سماع الدعوى لرفعها بعد مضي سنة من وقت انتهاء عقد العمل. استثناء لا يُقاس عليه. م ٩٦ ق ٣٨/١٩٦٤. اقتصاره على ما يرفعه العمال وذويهم من بعدهم دون ما يرفعه أصحاب الأعمال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥١/٨٤ عمالي جلسة ٢٩/٤/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٠٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 968. PDF pages: 968.

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