Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2408

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

English translation of the principle

Not being bound, in assessing compensation, by the amount of the penalty clause agreed upon in the contract. The criterion thereof.
Arabic original
عدم التقيد في تقدير التعويض بقيمة الشرط الجزائي المتفق عليه في العقد. مناطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤/٩٣ عمالي جلسة ٧/٣/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 446. PDF pages: 446.

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