Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 15

Assessment of compensation arising from the air carrier's liability in the carriage of checked baggage and goods. How it is made. The consignor may notify the carrier, upon delivery of the goods, of the importance he attaches to their contents and pay the additional charges for them. Compensation in this case is assessed on the basis of the value specified by the consignor unless the carrier proves that it exceeds the actual value. No particular form prescribed for the notification. Its effect. It may be proved by the consignment note or by any other means. The condition for this. Article 22/2 of the Warsaw Convention, its amending Protocol, the Convention supplementary thereto, and Law 20 of 1975. - 9 - Commercial