Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3300

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

English translation of the principle

The distinction between service fault and personal fault. The determining factor: the employee’s intention while performing the duties of his office, the intention to inflict harm and gross fault. Personal fault supplies it. - Service-related damage is the responsibility of the public service.
Arabic original
التفرقة بين الخطأ المرفقي والخطأ الشخصي. العبرة فيها: قصد الموظف وهو يؤدي واجبات وظيفته قصد النكاية والخطأ الجسيم. يوفره الخطأ الشخصي. - الضرر المصلحي يسأل عنه المرفق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٢/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٧/٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 612. PDF pages: 612.

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