Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1983

Doctrine of unforeseen circumstances. Prerequisite for its application: performance of the debtor's obligation must, as a result of the unforeseen event, become severely onerous for him, exceeding his capacity and causing him an unusual loss that overturns the economics of the contract. Reduced profit or lost gain is insufficient to apply this doctrine. Article 189 Civil Code. - Extinction of the obligation by prescription - lapse of time barring the hearing of an action: limitation of an action for liability for an unlawful act and an action for compensation for personal injury: