Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2411

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

English translation of the principle

A penalty clause. A rebuttable legal presumption that damage occurred, so the creditor is not required to prove it.
Arabic original
الشرط الجزائي. قرينة قانونية غير قاطعة على وقوع الضرر فلا يكلف الدائن بإثباته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٦/٩٥ مدني جلسة ١٣/٥/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٥٨)

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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