Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3861

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

English translation of the principle

The basis of a physician’s liability for professional fault or negligence. Proof of his violation of established medical practice and its fundamental scientific rules and the existence of a causal link between it and the damage suffered by the patient. - Assessing the existence or absence of fault or negligence giving rise to liability and the existence of a causal relationship between it and the damage. A factual matter within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. An example of sound reasoning establishing the elements of a physician’s liability.
Arabic original
مناط مسئولية الطبيب عن خطئه المهني أو تقصيره. ثبوت مخالفته أصول الفن الطبي الثابتة وقواعده العلمية الأساسية ووجود رابطة سببية بينه والضرر الذي يحدث للمريض. - تقدير توافر أو نفي الخطأ أو التقصير الموجب للمسئولية وقيام علاقة السببية بينه وبين الضرر. واقع من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. مثال لتسبيب سائغ لتوافر عناصر مسئولية الطبيب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٦، ٩٦/٢٠٠٣ مدني جلسة ٢٧/١٠/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ١٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 713. PDF pages: 713.

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