Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4010

Contractual fault in an obligation to exercise care. It is the failure to exercise the required care and departure from the requisite conduct. - A lawyer's liability arises where his failure to perform his duty results in the loss of rights or the expiry of time limits for appeal. If it results in the client losing an opportunity, even a potential one, the lawyer is obliged to pay the compensation assessed by the judge of merits.