Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2412

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

English translation of the principle

The penalty clause. Its nature: an agreement on the compensation due upon occurrence of the breach. Its occurrence. A rebuttable legal presumption that damage has occurred. When the judge intervenes in its application and orders its reduction.
Arabic original
الشرط الجزائي. ماهيته: اتفاق على التعويض المستحق عند تحقق المخالفة. تحققه. قرينة قانونية غير قاطعة على وقوع الضرر. متى يتدخل القاضي في إعماله ويقضي بتخفيضه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٦ 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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