Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 313

The Public Ports Law and its Fees and Charges Regulations contain no provision obliging the owner of goods deposited inside customs warehouses or in its open yards to pay ground storage charges after expiry of the period specified for their removal in all circumstances. Recourse must be had to the general rules of civil liability. The effect: his liability for those charges so long as their remaining was the result of his fault and not the fault of the Customs Administration or a third party. Assessment of the existence or absence of fault. A matter for the court of fact. Its condition.