Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4213

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

English translation of the principle

The import of Article 4/5 of the Brussels Convention is that, if it is established that the value of the actual damage sustained by the shipped goods is less than the statutory compensation limit, compensation must be assessed on the basis of the value of the actual damage.
Arabic original
مؤدى نص المادة ٤/٥ من معاهدة بروكسل أنه إذا ثبت أن الضرر الفعلى الذي لحق البضاعة المشحونة تقل قيمته عن الحد القانونى للتعويض وجب تقدير التعويض على أساس قيمة الضرر الفعلى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٨/٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 779. PDF pages: 779.

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