Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3406

Compensation for material damage. Its basis. - The burden of proving damage. It falls upon the injured party. - Inferring the existence or absence of damage. Within the authority of the court of merits when it bases its ruling on reasonable grounds. - The challenged judgment's conclusion that fault cannot be attributed to the first respondent until after he submits the statement of account. Its implication. The action claiming compensation for material damage was brought prematurely. Its subsequent ruling dismissing it. Requires its cassation.