Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 53

The time bar for an action for liability for an unlawful act. Its period is 3 years from the day the injured person learns of the damage and the person liable for it, or 15 years from the occurrence of the unlawful act. Article 253 of the Civil Code. An exceptional provision. Its field of application is the obligation to compensate for an unlawful act. Its inapplicability to obligations arising directly from the law or from other sources, or actions governed by a special provision. An example concerning deletion of a trade name.