Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1229

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

English translation of the principle

The right to bring an action concerning liability arising from an air carriage contract. Its lapse after 2 years from the day the aircraft reaches its destination, the day it should have arrived, or the day carriage stopped. Bringing the action before its lapse and the judgment’s contravening that. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
الحق في إقامة الدعوى عن المسئولية الناشئة عن عقد النقل الجوي. سقوطه بمرور سنتين من يوم بلوغ الطائرة جهة الوصول أو من اليوم الذي كان يجب أن تصل فيه أو من يوم وقف النقل. إقامة الدعوى قبل سقوطها ومخالفة الحكم لذبك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦١/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٥٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 217. PDF pages: 217.

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