Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2958

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

English translation of the principle

A lawyer’s obligation toward his client. An obligation to perform work in which he exercises a degree of care. - Contractual fault in an obligation to exercise care. Its nature. - A lawyer’s contractual liability toward his client. It arises through his failure to perform his duty in a manner that deprives the client of an opportunity, even if benefiting from it was merely a possibility. The consequence of such liability arising: compensation.
Arabic original
التزام المحامي قبل موكله. التزام بعمل يبذل فيه قدراً من العناية. - الخطأ العقدي في الالتزام ببذل عناية. ماهيته. - مسئولية المحامي العقدية قبل موكله. تتحقق بتقصيره في أداء واجبه بما يفوت الفرصة على الموكل حتى ولو كانت الإفادة منها أمراً محتملا.ً أثر تحقق هذه المسئولية: التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٩٢) (والطعن ٣٧/٩٦ مدني جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 551. PDF pages: 551.

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