Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2328

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

English translation of the principle

An action for liability for an unlawful act. Its extinction period. Three years from the day the injured person learns of the damage and the person responsible for it, or fifteen years from the occurrence of the unlawful act, whichever period expires first. The meaning of knowledge for the three-year limitation period and its rationale.
Arabic original
دعوى المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع. مدة انقضائها. ثلاث سنوات من يوم علم المضرور بالضرر وبمن يسأل عنه أو خمس عشر سنة من وقوع العمل غير المشروع أي المدتين تنقضي أولاً. المراد بالعلم في التقادم الثلاثي وعلته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٥/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 434. PDF pages: 431.

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