Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3765

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

English translation of the principle

The direct actor. A person whose act that he performed itself brought about the damage and caused it without an intermediary. - The direct actor’s liability is not predicated on fault. Rather, it is predicated on the occurrence of damage, and therefore it is not rebutted by negating fault. It is, however, rebutted by intentional gross misconduct. Meaning of intentional gross misconduct (an example of the existence of the capacity of direct actor and the absence of intentional gross misconduct).
Arabic original
المباشر. هو من كان فعله الذي باشره قد جلب بذاته الضرر وكان له سبباً دون واسطة. - مسئولية المباشر ليس مناطها الخطأ. بل مناطها وقوع الضرر ولذلك لا يدفعها نفى الخطأ. ولكن يدفعها سوء السلوك الفاحش المقصود. معنى سوء السلوك الفاحش المقصود (مثال على توافر وصف المباشر وانتفاء سوء السلوك الفاحش المقصود).
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/٨٤ مدني جلسة ٣/١٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 694. PDF pages: 694.

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