Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 5011

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

English translation of the principle

Prescription of an employment action after one year from the termination of the employment contract. The debtor's acknowledgment of the right claimed. Effect thereof. Interruption of prescription and commencement of a period equal to the first period, namely one year from the date of interruption. - Acknowledgment interrupting prescription. Its condition. It must be made by the debtor before the period is complete. Reason therefor. Example of an acknowledgment made after the prescription period was complete.
Arabic original
تقادم الدعوى العمالية بمضي سنة من انتهاء عقد العمل.إقرار المدين بالحق المطالب به.أثره. انقطاع التقادم وبدء مدة ممثالة للمدة الأولى وهي سنة من تاريخ الانقطاع. - الإقرار القاطع للتقادم. شرطه. أن يصدر من المدين قبل اكتمال مدته. علة ذلك. مثال على إقرار صدر بعد اكتمال مدة التقادم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٩٥ عمالي جلسة ١٧/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 970. PDF pages: 970.

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