Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4100

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

English translation of the principle

The presumption that damage equal to the compensation assessed in advance by the contracting parties has occurred upon fulfillment of the penalty clause. The debtor may rebut it by proving the absence of damage or its lack of correspondence. The effect of this. The authority of the court of merits not to award it. Example concerning delay penalties in contracting agreements.
Arabic original
قرينة افتراض حصول ضرر مساوٍ لما قدره العاقدان مقدماً من تعويض عند تحقق الشرط الجزائي. جواز نفي المدين لها بإثبات انتفاء الضرر أو عدم ملاءمته. أثر ذلك. سلطة محكمة الموضوع في ألا تحكم به. مثال بشأن غرامات التأخير في مجال عقود المقاولات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٠/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/١١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 757. PDF pages: 757.

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