Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3629

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

English translation of the principle

Liability of the person responsible for supervision. Based on a rebuttable presumption of fault. Its consequence. It is not negated unless that person proves performance of the duty of supervision with the requisite care and the taking of reasonable precautions to prevent the person under supervision from harming others, or proves that the damage would inevitably have occurred even if the duty of supervision imposed by law had been performed. - Assessment of proof of fault on the part of the person responsible for supervision. A matter of fact. The condition for this.
Arabic original
مسئولية متولي الرقابة. قيامها على خطأ مفترض افتراضاً قابلاً لإثبات العكس. مؤداه. عدم انتفائها إلا إذا أثبت قيامه بواجب الرقابة بما ينبغي من العناية وأنه اتخذ الاحتياطات المعقولة ليمنع من يتكفل برقابته من الإضرار بالغير أو إذا أثبت أن الضرر كان لا محالة واقعاً ولو قام بما فرضه عليه القانون من واجب الرقابة. - تقدير ثبوت الخطأ في جانب متولي الرقابة. موضوعي. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠٢/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ١٤/٤/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٣٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 668. PDF pages: 668.

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