Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3564

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

English translation of the principle

The sea carrier's obligation. It encompasses loading, assembling, stowing, carrying, preserving, caring for, and unloading the goods. The implication thereof: the contract of carriage by sea addresses liability between its parties, the carrier and the shipper or consignee, from receipt of the goods until their delivery to the consignee or his agent, and thus includes loading and unloading.
Arabic original
التزام الناقل البحري. شموله شحن البضاعة وتجميعها ورصها ونقلها وحفظها والعناية بها وتفريغها. مؤدى ذلك: أن عقد النقل البحري يواجه المسئولية بين طرفيه الناقل الشاحن أو المرسل إليه منذ تسلم البضاعة حتى تسليمها للمرسل إليه أو وكيله فيشمل الشحن والتفريغ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٠/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 601. PDF pages: 601.

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