Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1205

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

English translation of the principle

The Bills of Lading Convention. Its establishment of a rebuttable presumption concerning delivery of the goods at the port of destination without reservation, whereby they are presumed to have been delivered in the condition described in the bill of lading. Adoption of the same rule by the Maritime Commercial Law, but not by the current and former Commercial Laws.
Arabic original
معاهدة سندات الشحن. إقامتها قرينة قابلة لإثبات العكس بشأن تسليم البضاعة في ميناء الوصول دون تحفظ يفترض معه أنها سلمت بالكيفية الموصوفة بها في سند الشحن. أخذ قانون التجارة البحرية بذات الحكم دون قانوني التجارة الحالي والسابق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣١/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 214. PDF pages: 214.

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