Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4036

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

English translation of the principle

The lawyer’s obligation toward the client. An obligation to perform work with a degree of care. The general rule regarding this care. - Contractual fault in an obligation to exercise care. Its nature. - The lawyer’s contractual liability toward the client. Established by deficient performance of the lawyer’s duty that deprives the client of an opportunity, even if benefiting from it was only a possibility. The effect of establishing this liability. Compensation.
Arabic original
التزام المحامي قبل موكله. التزام بعمل يبذل فيه قدراً من العناية. الأصل في هذه العناية. - الخطأ العقدي في الالتزام ببذل عناية. ماهيته. - مسئولية المحامي العقدية قبل موكله. تتحقق بتقصيره في أداء واجبه بما يفوت الفرصة على الموكل حتى ولو كانت الإفادة منها أمراً محتملا.ً أثر تحقق هذه المسئولية. التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٠٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 745. PDF pages: 745.

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