Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1168

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

English translation of the principle

The absence of the carrier’s liability for loss or damage arising from insufficient packing may not be invoked against a good-faith holder of the bill of lading unless the master has entered a reservation concerning it on that bill. Article 4/2 of the Brussels Convention.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الاحتجاج على حامل سند الشحن حسن النية بانعدام مسئولية الناقل عن الهلاك أو التلف الناشىء عن عدم كفاية التغليف ما لم يكن الربان قد تحفظ به على ذلك السند. م ٤/٢ من معاهدة بروكسل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٨/٨٠ تجاري جلسة ١٨/٣/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 210. PDF pages: 210.

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