Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 5005

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 by the lapse of one year from the date of termination of the employment contract. Its consistency with the general formulation of extinctive prescription, which is subject to interruption and suspension. - Suspension of prescription owing to an impediment that makes it impossible for the creditor to claim his right at the appropriate time. The impediment’s being attributable to personal considerations or compelling material considerations approaching force majeure. - The susceptibility of a judgment issued by the labour circuit to challenge.
Arabic original
تقييد سماع الدعوى العمالية بمضي سنة من تاريخ انتهاء عقد العمل. اتفاقه مع الصيغة العامة للتقادم المسقط الذي يرد عليه الانقطاع والوقف. - وقف التقادم لمانع يتعذر معه على الدائن المطالبة بحقه في الوقت المناسب. رجوع المانع لاعتباراًت شخصية أو مادية اضطرارية أقرب للقوة القاهرة. - قابلية الحكم الصادر من الدائرة العمالية للطعن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٨٩ عمالي جلسة ١١/١٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 969. PDF pages: 969.

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