Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4053

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

English translation of the principle

The import of damage warranting compensation for rescission consists in the loss sustained by the injured party and the profit he has forgone. Although an opportunity is a contingent matter, its loss is a certainty, and the law does not preclude counting it as lost profit.
Arabic original
مفاد الضرر الموجب للتعويض عن الفسخ يتمثل بالخسارة التي لحقت بالمضرور والكسب الذي فاته. إذا كانت الفرصة أمراً محتملاً فإن تفويتها أمر محقق ولا يمنع القانون أن تحسب في الكسب الفائت.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 748. PDF pages: 748.

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