Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4498

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

English translation of the principle

The knowledge from which the three-year limitation period for an action for liability for an unlawful act begins. It is actual knowledge encompassing the occurrence of the damage and the identity of the person responsible for it. - The party raising a plea bears the burden of proving it.
Arabic original
العلم الذي منه يبدأ التقادم الثلاثي لدعوى المسئولية عن العمل غير المشروع. هو العلم الحقيقي الذي يحيط بوقوع الضرر وبشخص المسئول عنه. - صاحب الدفع عليه عبء إثبات دفعه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/١٩٩٠ مدني جلسة ٨/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٩٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 829. PDF pages: 826.

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