Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2098

An action for liability arising from a contract of carriage brought against the carrier because of the loss of, damage to, or delay in transporting the goods. Its extinction if not brought within one year beginning on the day the goods are delivered to the consignee or placed at his disposal if he refuses to receive them. Commencement of the prescriptive period on the day on which they should have been delivered in the event of total loss. - 403 - Obligation - Forfeiture of the carrier’s right to invoke short prescription if he commits intentional or gross fault. Whoever alleges fault by the carrier bears the burden of proving it. The basis thereof. Prescription of an action for liability arising from carriage by air: