Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2545

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

English translation of the principle

The knowledge from whose date the time-bar period for an action for compensation begins. It is actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it. Basis therefor. Presumptive knowledge is insufficient. The burden of proving actual knowledge. It rests on the party invoking the time bar. - 483 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
العلم الذي يبدأ من تاريخه مدة سقوط دعوى التعويض. هو العلم الحقيقي المحيط بوقوع الضرر وشخص المسؤول عنه. أساس ذلك. العلم الظني لا يكفي. عبأ إثبات العلم الحقيقي. على المتمسك بالسقوط. - ٤٨٣ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٢/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٨١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 480.

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