Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1581

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Every wrongful act gives rise to liability for the loss incurred and the gain forgone. The condition for this. That both be a natural consequence of the act and could not have been avoided by the standard of an ordinary person.
Arabic original
كل فعل خاطىء يولد المسئولية عن الخسارة التي وقعت والكسب الذي فات. شرط ذلك. أن يكونا نتيجة طبيعية للفعل ولم يكن بالمقدور تفاديهما بمعيار الشخص العادي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٧/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٨/٥/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 315. PDF pages: 315.

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