Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1117

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The right to bring an action concerning liability arising from a contract of carriage by air. Its extinguishment upon the lapse of two years from the day the aircraft reaches its destination, from the day on which it should have arrived, or from the day carriage ceased. Bringing the action before its extinguishment and the judgment's contravention thereof. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الحق في إقامة الدعوى عن المسئولية الناشئة عن عقد النقل الجوي. سقوطه بمرور سنتين من يوم بلوغ الطائرة جهة الوصول أو من اليوم الذي كان يجب أن تصل فيه أو من يوم وقف النقل. إقامة الدعوى قبل سقوطها ومخالفة الحكم لذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦١/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ١٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 238. PDF pages: 238.

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