Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1165

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

English translation of the principle

The general rules of the Brussels Convention concerning Bills of Lading. Prohibit stipulating exemption from liability in bills of lading. The exception and its cases. The burden of proving entitlement to benefit from those cases rests on the carrier.
Arabic original
القواعد العامة في معاهدة بروكسل الخاصة بسندات الشحن. تمنع من النص على الإعفاء من المسئولية في سندات الشحن. الاستثناء وحالاته. الاستفادة من تلك الحالات يقع عبء إثباتها على عاتق الناقل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/٧٩ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 209. PDF pages: 209.

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