Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 31

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the bill of lading is based on a maritime carriage contract involving a Kuwaiti cargo owner and a carrier from the United Kingdom for its carriage of the goods from Liverpool to Kuwait. The United Kingdom’s failure to object to Kuwait’s reservation to Article (4), paragraph Fifth thereof. Its effect. Application of the Brussels Convention to the relationship, together with the amendment introduced by Kuwait’s reservation concerning the maximum compensation.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن سند الشحن يقوم على عقد نقل بحري صاحب بضاعة كويتي وناقل من المملكة المتحدة لنقله البضاعة من ليفربول إلى الكويت. عدم اعتراض المملكة المتحدة على التحفظ الكويتي على المادة (٤) بند خامساً منها. أثره. سريان معاهدة بروكسل على العلاقة مقترنة بالتعديل الذي أدخله التحفظ الكويتي عليها بشأن الحد الأقصى للتعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٧/١٩٧٦ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٧٧ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 14. PDF pages: 14.

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