Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3332

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that the holder of a right is not liable for damage caused to others by exercising that right. Rationale. Exercising that right entails no liability unless intended to harass or cause hardship, or accompanied by negligence and fault. - The right to litigate. Guaranteed to every individual unless the action is malicious. Absence of malicious intent and fault does not expose the right-holder to civil liability if he loses his action. - Presence or absence of malicious intent. A question of fact. For the court of merits. Condition.
Arabic original
الأصل أن صاحب الحق لا يُسأل عما يحدثه استعمال حقه من ضرر للغير. علة ذلك. استعمال ذلك الحق لا يرتب مسئولية إلا إذا قصد به كيد أو عنت أو لابسه تقصير وخطأ. - حق التقاضي. مقرر لكل فرد إلا أن تكون الدعوي كيدية. انتفاء سوء القصد والخطأ لا يعرض صاحب الحق للمسئولية المدنية إذا خسر دعواه. - توافر سوء القصد أو نفيه. واقع. لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٨٤١، ٨٨١/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٩/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٨٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 618. PDF pages: 618.

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