Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1131

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

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties agreeing in advance on the amount of compensation due to the creditor for the debtor’s breach of his obligation. Presumption that damage equal to their assessment has occurred. Exemption of the creditor from proving the damage he sustained. The debtor bears the burden of proving that the creditor sustained no damage, or proving exaggeration in the agreed assessment, or that the obligation was performed in part. Example.
Arabic original
اتفاق المتعاقدين مقدماً على مقدار التعويض المستحق للدائن عن إخلال المدين بالتزامه. افتراض حصول ضرر مساو لما قدراه. إعفاء الدائن من إثبات ما لحقه من ضرر. على المدين عبء إثبات أن ضرراً لم يلحق الدائن أو إثبات المبالغة في التقدير الإتفاقي أو أن الالتزام نفذ في جزء منه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/٨٦ مدني جلسة ٢٢/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 217. PDF pages: 217.

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