Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3242

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

English translation of the principle

The principle of unjust enrichment. Its import: everyone enriched at another's expense without lawful cause is obliged to pay that other, within the limits of his own enrichment, what removes the loss from that other. This obligation remains even if the enrichment ceases.
Arabic original
مبدأ الإثراء بلا سبب. مؤداه: أن كل من يثري على حساب غيره بدون سبب مشروع يلتزم بأن يؤدي له وفي حدود ما أثرى هو به ما يرفع الخسارة عنه. بقاء هذا الالتزام قائماً حتى ولو زال الإثراء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٤٤/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ١ ص ٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 603. PDF pages: 603.

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