Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3223

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

English translation of the principle

The principle of enrichment without cause. Its purport. Anyone enriched at another's expense without lawful cause is obliged to pay that other person, within the limits of his own enrichment, what remedies that person's loss. Conditions for application of this principle. Their nature. - The cause precluding recourse through an enrichment action may be a contract or a provision of law. The consequence of the existence of this cause is that the enriched party has been enriched with cause.
Arabic original
مبدأ الإثراء بلا سبب. مؤداه. أن كل من يثرى على حساب غيره بدون سبب مشروع يلتزم بأن يؤدي له وفي حدود ما أثرى هو به ما يرفع الخسارة عنه. شروط إعمال هذا المبدأ. ماهيتها. - السبب المانع من الرجوع بدعوى الإثراء قد يكون عقداً أو حكماً من أحكام القانون. مؤدى توافر هذا السبب أن المثري يكون قد أثرى بسبب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٣٨/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 599. PDF pages: 599.

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