Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2338

An action for liability for an unlawful act. It is barred upon the lapse of three years from the day the injured party becomes aware of the damage and the person liable for it, or fifteen years from the occurrence of the unlawful act, whichever period expires first. Knowledge means actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the person responsible for it. Knowledge of one of them. Does not necessarily constitute knowledge of the other. The party invoking the bar bears the burden of proving knowledge. - Inferring knowledge of the damage and the identity of its perpetrator. A question of fact for the trial judge. Its condition.