Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2085

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The knowledge from which the limitation period for actions arising from a contract of carriage by sea begins to run. What is meant thereby: the right-holder’s actual knowledge of his right to recover what was paid without legal entitlement.
Arabic original
العلم الذي يبدأ منه سريان التقادم الخاص بالدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد النقل البحري. المراد به: العلم الحقيقي لصاحب الحق بحقه في استرداد ما دفع دون وجه حق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٨/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 400. PDF pages: 400.

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