Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4081

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

English translation of the principle

The financial sanction imposed by the contracting parties. Its nature: a penalty clause or agreed compensation. Its purpose. Redressing the damage sustained by the contracting party towards whom the obligation was breached. Article 302 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
الجزاء المالي الذي يفرضه المتعاقدان. ماهيته: شرط جزائي أو تعويض اتفاقي. الهدف منه. جبر الضرر الذي يصيب المتعاقد الذي حصل الإخلال بالالتزام في حقه م ٣٠٢ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٨٦ 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 754. PDF pages: 754.

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