Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 5003

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

English translation of the principle

The one-year period restricting the hearing of a labour action is an extinctive limitation period subject to interruption and suspension. The implication: it does not run by reason of a moral impediment. Example. - 968 - Labour
Arabic original
مدة السنة التي قيدت سماع الدعوى العمالية مدة تقادم مسقط يرد عليها الإنقطاع والوقف. مؤدى ذلك: عدم سريانها بسبب المانع الأدبي. مثال. - ٩٦٨ - عمل
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١/٨٥ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦٣)

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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