Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1709

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

English translation of the principle

Moral damage. Its basis. Inferring its existence and assessing compensation redressing it. A question of fact assessed exclusively by the trial judge. Dispute over this. Factual. Example concerning moral damage arising from disconnection of telephone service to a travel company.
Arabic original
الضرر الأدبي. مناطه. استخلاص توافره وتقدير التعويض الجابر له. واقع يستقل قاضي الموضوع بتقديره. الجدل في ذلك. موضوعي. مثال بالنسبة للضرر الأدبي المتمخض عن قطع الخدمة الهاتفية عن شركة سفريات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٧٩، ٣٠٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 335. PDF pages: 335.

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