Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1090

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Actions arising from an insurance contract are time-barred upon the expiry of three years from the occurrence of the event giving rise to those actions, unless the law provides otherwise. Exception: the insured’s action arising from a third party’s recourse against him. The period therein begins to run from the day the action is brought or from the day he receives compensation from the insurer by agreement. An example.
Arabic original
الدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد التأمين تسقط بانقضاء ثلاث سنوات من وقت حدوث الواقعة التي تولدت عنها هذه الدعاوى ما لم يقض القانون بخلاف ذلك. الاستثناء: دعوى المؤمن له الناشئة من رجوع الغير عليه. بدء سريان المدة فيها من يوم رفع الدعوى أو من يوم استيفائه التعويض من المؤمن رضاء. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦٢/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٤/٩/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 197. PDF pages: 197.

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