Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4101

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

English translation of the principle

Agreed compensation. When it is not due and when the judge reduces it: the debtor’s proof that the creditor suffered no damage, that the assessment was excessive, or that the obligation was partly performed.
Arabic original
التعويض الاتفاقي. متى لا يستحق ومتى ينقصه القاضي: إثبات المدين أن الدائن لم يلحقه ضرر أو أن التقدير كان مبالغاً فيه أو أن الالتزام نفذ في جزء منه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٧٦)

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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