Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3817

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

English translation of the principle

Gross and intentional misconduct that relieves the direct actor of liability. Its nature. An excessive departure from proper conduct exceeding gross negligence, without reaching the degree of intending the result, by undertaking an unjustified act or omission with awareness of the surrounding danger. Example.
Arabic original
سوء السلوك الفاحش والمقصود الذي يرفع مسئولية المباشر. ماهيته. انحراف مفرط عن الجادة يربو على الخطأ الجسيم ودون أن يصل إلى درجة تعمد النتيجة بالاقدام على عمل أو امتناع لا مبرر له وعن ادراك للخطر المحيط به. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧١/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 703. PDF pages: 703.

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