Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3351

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

English translation of the principle

Court of Cassation. Decisions on the merits are subject to its review on the question of characterizing the act upon which the compensation claim is based as fault, or denying that characterization. - Inference of fault giving rise to liability is a matter for the court of merits. Its limit: that it be reasonable, have an established basis in the papers, and lead to the conclusion reached.
Arabic original
محكمة التمييز. خضوع قضاء الموضوع لرقابتها في مسألة تكييف الفعل المؤسس عليه طلب التعويض بوصفه خطأ أو نفي هذا الوصف عنه. - استخلاص الخطأ الموجب للمسئولية، موضوعي. حد ذلك: أن يكون سائغاً وله أصل ثابت بالأوراق ومؤدياً إلى النتيجة التي انتهت إليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٢/٢٠١٠ تجاري جلسة ١/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ١٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 621. PDF pages: 621.

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