Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2287

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

English translation of the principle

The barring of a liability action by short and long limitation periods. Article 253/1, Civil Code. When the short limitation period for a liability action begins. - Inferring the injured party’s knowledge of the occurrence of the damage and who caused it. A matter of fact within the sole province of the trial judge. Example.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى المسئولية بالتقادم القصير والتقادم الطويل. م ٢٥٣/١ مدني. متى يبدأ التقادم القصير لدعوى المسئولية. - استخلاص علم المضرور بحدوث الضرر ومن أحدثه. واقع تستقل به قاضي الموضوع. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٤، ١٢٧/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٧/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 442. PDF pages: 442.

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