Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2275

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 three-year prescription period for an action for liability for an unlawful act begins is actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it. - The party raising a defense bears the burden of proving it.
Arabic original
العلم الذي تبدأ منه مدة التقادم الثلاثي لدعوى المسئولية عن العمل الغير المشروع هو العلم الحقيقي الذي يحيط بوقوع الضرر وبشخص المسئول عنه. - صاحب الدفع عليه عبء إثبات دفعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/٩٠ مدني جلسة ٨/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 440. PDF pages: 440.

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