Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 546

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

English translation of the principle

Work accident and work injury. The meaning of each under Law No. 38 of 1964(*) concerning Labour in the Private Sector. - Determining or negating a work injury. A matter of fact within the exclusive province of the court of merits, provided its assessment is reasonable.
Arabic original
حادث العمل وإصابة العمل. مدلول كل منهما في القانون رقم ٣٨ لسنة ١٩٦٤(*) في شأن العمل في القطاع الأهلي. - تقدير أو نفي إصابة العمل. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع ما دام تقديرها سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥/٩٥ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 121. PDF pages: 121.

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