Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2323

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An action for liability arising from an unlawful act is time-barred upon the lapse of three years from the day of the knowledge - 433 - Civil Procedure of the injured party of the damage and the person liable for it, or fifteen years from the occurrence of the unlawful act, whichever period expires first.
Arabic original
سقوط دعوى المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع بمضي ثلاث سنوات من يوم علم - ٤٣٣ - المرافعات المضرور بالضرر والمسئول عنه أو خمس عشرة سنة من وقوع الفعل غير المشروع أي المدتين تنقضي أولا.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٦/١٩٩٦ مدني جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٠٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 433. PDF pages: 430–431.

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