Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3502

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the correct basis of liability and ascertaining the legal rule applicable to the relationship between the parties to a compensation action. Within the trial court’s authority, without this constituting a change by it to the cause or subject matter of the action. - Compensating a worker for a work injury. The employer’s obligation to do so. Its restriction to the compensation provided for in the schedule issued by Minister of Social Affairs Decision 66/1983. An example.
Arabic original
تحديد الأساس الصحيح للمسئولية وتقصي الحكم القانوني المنطبق على العلاقة بين طرفي دعوى التعويض. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع دون أن يعد ذلك منها تغييراً لسبب الدعوى أو موضوعها. - تعويض العامل عن إصابة العمل. التزام رب العمل به. اقتصاره على التعويض المنصوص عليه في الجدول الصادر بقرار وزير الشؤون الاجتماعية ٦٦/ ١٩٨٣. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/٩٩ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 647. PDF pages: 647.

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