Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 993

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

English translation of the principle

The knowledge from whose date the period for lapse of the compensation action begins is actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it. The basis for this. Presumptive knowledge is insufficient. The burden of proving actual knowledge. On the person invoking lapse.
Arabic original
العلم الذي يبدأ من تاريخه مده سقوط دعوى التعويض هو العلم الحقيقي المحيط بوقوع الضرر وشخص المسئول عنه. أساس ذلك. العلم الظنّي لا يكفي. عبأ إثبات العلم الحقيقي. على المتمسك بالسقوط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٢/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 194. PDF pages: 194.

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