Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2409

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

English translation of the principle

The presumption that damage equal to the compensation assessed in advance by the contracting parties has occurred when the penalty clause is triggered. The debtor may rebut it by proving the absence of damage or its lack of correspondence. Its effect. The trial court's authority not to award it. Example concerning delay penalties in works contracts.
Arabic original
قرينة افتراض حصول ضرر مساو لما قدره العاقدان مقدماً من تعويض عند تحقق الشرط الجزائي. جواز نفي المدين لها بإثبات انتفاءً الضرر أو عدم ملاءمته. أثر ذلك. سلطة محكمة الموضوع في ألا تحكم به. مثال بشأن غرامات التأخير في مجال عقود المقاولات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٠/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/١٩٩٥ 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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