Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1066

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A bonus or grant. A form of wages, whatever the source of the obligation to pay it. Its movement from the sphere of donation to that of obligation where its source is custom. Assessment thereof. A matter for the court of merits, provided it is reasonable.
Arabic original
المكافأة أو المنحة. من صور الأجر أياً كان مصدر الالتزام بها. خروجها من نطاق التبرع إلى نطاق الالتزام متى كان مصدرها العرف. تقدير ذلك. موضوعي ما دام سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٢، ١٢٦/٩٦ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣١٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 207. PDF pages: 207.

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