Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1130

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

English translation of the principle

The carrier under the Warsaw Convention. A guarantor of the safety of the goods during the journey until their delivery to the consignee at the airport of arrival. Contravention thereof. Effect thereof. Its liability arises on the basis of presumed fault on its part. Rebutting its liability. Proof that it and its employees took all necessary measures to avert the damage, even if it was impossible to avert them, or that the damage arose after the goods had left its custody.
Arabic original
الناقل طبقاً لمعاهدة وارسو. ضامن لسلامة البضاعة خلال فترة الرحلة حتى تسليمها للمرسل إليه بمطار الوصول. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. قيام مسئوليته على أساس خطأ مفترض في جانبه. دفع مسئوليته. إثبات أنه هو وتابعيه قد اتخذوا كافة التدابير الضرورية لتوقي الضرر وإن كان من المستحيل توقيها أو أن الضرر نشأ بعد خروج البضاعة من حراسته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠/١٩٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٧/١٢/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 205. PDF pages: 205.

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