Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 138

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

English translation of the principle

The administration’s liability for compensation. Its basis: establishment of fault on its part consisting in issuing an unlawful decision resulting in damage, and the existence of a causal relationship between the fault and the damage. Example.
Arabic original
مسئولية الإدارة عن التعويض. مناطه: ثبوت خطأ في جانبها يتمثل في إصدارها قراراً غير مشروع ترتب عليه ضرر وتوافر علاقة السببية بين الخطأ والضرر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٧/٢٠٠٨ إداري جلسة ٣٠/٦/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٨٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 35. PDF pages: 35.

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