Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4083

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

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties' advance agreement on the amount of compensation due to the creditor for the debtor's breach of his obligation. Damage equal to their estimate is presumed to have occurred. The creditor is relieved of proving the damage he sustained. The debtor bears the burden of proving that the creditor sustained no damage, that the agreed estimate was excessive, or that the obligation was partially performed. Example.
Arabic original
اتفاق المتعاقدين مقدماً على مقدار التعويض المستحق للدائن عن إخلال المدين بالتزامه. افتراض حصول ضرر مساوٍ لما قدراه. إعفاء الدائن من إثبات ما لحقه من ضرر. على المدين عبء إثبات أن ضرراً لم يلحق الدائن أو إثبات المبالغة في التقدير الإتفاقي أو أن الالتزام نفذ في جزء منه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/٨٦ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٠١)

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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