Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1188

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

English translation of the principle

If the damage is attributable to the carrier's fraud. Its liability is then unlimited, and the statutory limitation of its liability provided for in the Brussels Convention does not apply. Inferring fraud. A matter of fact within the exclusive province of the trial judge.
Arabic original
إذا كان الضرر راجعاً إلى غش الناقل. فإن مسئوليته تكون مطلقة ولا يعمل بالتحديد القانوني لمسئوليته المنصوص عليها في معاهدة بروكسل. استخلاص الغش. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٤/١/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 212. PDF pages: 212.

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