Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2416

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for not being bound, when assessing compensation, by the amount of the penalty clause agreed upon in the contract is that the contracting party that failed to perform its obligation or part thereof committed fraud or gross fault. Example.
Arabic original
المناط في عدم التقيد في تقدير التعويض بقيمة الشرط الجزائي المتفق عليه في العقد هو أن يكون المتعاقد الذي لم ينفذ التزامه أو جزءاً منه قد ارتكب غشاً أو خطأ جسيماً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 447. PDF pages: 447.

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