Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1651

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

English translation of the principle

Damage giving rise to compensation. Its condition. It must be certain. Potential damage. Compensation for it is not due unless it actually occurs. Loss of an opportunity is a certainty. Compensation for it. Its condition. Example concerning the absence of entitlement to compensation for potential damage whose existence is uncertain, consisting of the appellant’s hope of obtaining a tender, because it is a foreign company and its contract was not notarized in accordance with the Notarization Law and its Implementing Regulations.
Arabic original
الضرر الموجب للتعويض. شرطه. أن يكون محققاً. الضرر الاحتمالي. التعويض عنه لا يستحق إلا إذا وقع بالفعل. فوات الفرصة أمر محقق. التعويض عنها. شرطه. مثال بشأن عدم استحقاق تعويض عن ضرر احتمالي غير محقق الوجود يتمثل في أمل الطاعنة في الحصول على مناقصة بسبب كونها شركة أجنبية وعدم توثيق عقدها وفقاً لقانون التوثيق ولائحته التنفيذية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤١/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٤/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ٩٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 325. PDF pages: 325.

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