Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3998

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the damage warranting compensation and its extent, or its absence. A factual matter exclusively for the court of merits. The condition for this. - Assessment of compensation making good the damage. Within the authority of the court of merits so long as no provision of law obliges it to follow particular criteria.
Arabic original
استخلاص الضرر الموجب للتعويض ومداه أو عدم توافره. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع ما دام لا يوجد نص في القانون يلزمها باتباع معايير معينة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٤/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 739. PDF pages: 739.

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