Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2642

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

English translation of the principle

Actions arising from a contract of carriage by sea. Their extinction upon the lapse of one year from the date of delivery of the goods or the date on which delivery should have taken place. Interruption of the running of limitation by a demand made by letter with acknowledgment of receipt, by settlement negotiations, or by appointment of an expert to assess the damage, in addition to the grounds for interruption of limitation set forth in the Civil Code. - 453 - Commercial
Arabic original
الدعاوي الناشئة عن عقد النقل البحري. انقضاؤها بمضي سنة من تاريخ تسليم البضائع أو من التاريخ الذي كان يجب أن يتم فيه التسليم. انقطاع سريان التقادم بالمطالبة بكتاب مصحوب بعلم الوصول وبالمفاوضات للتسوية أو ندب خبير لتقدير الأضرار بالإضافة إلى أسباب انقطاع التقادم الواردة بالقانون المدني. - ٤٥٣ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٦٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 453. PDF pages: 453.

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