Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2097

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

English translation of the principle

Claims made by the right-holder against the Port Authority. Their subjection to the provisions governing short prescription. Basis thereof. Article 74 of Decree 7 of 1959 concerning public ports. Limitation of a liability action arising from a contract of carriage:
Arabic original
المطالبات التي يوجهها صاحب الحق إلى هيئة الميناء. خضوعها لأحكام التقادم القصير. أساس ذلك. م ٧٤ من المرسوم ٧ لسنة ١٩٥٩ بشأن الموانىء العامة. تقادم دعوى المسئولية الناشئة عن عقد النقل:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠٦/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٧١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 403. PDF pages: 403.

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