Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4001

Characterizing the act on which a claim for compensation is based as a fault, or denying that characterization. A question of law subject to review by the Court of Cassation. - Proof that the bank froze the respondent's accounts with it pursuant to a circular issued by the Central Bank implementing the Security Council resolution in this regard and the provisions of Law 35 of 2002 concerning combating money-laundering operations, which require compliance with the instructions and decisions issued in relation to that law. Exposure of the violator thereof to accountability. Import thereof. The element of fault is absent on the bank's part, thereby excluding its contractual liability. The challenged judgment's basing its ruling on the premise that the bank's liability rests solely on the element of harm. An error requiring its cassation.