Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 15

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation. Within the authority of the judge of merits. Compensation for injury under the rules of Sharia diyah is an element in assessing compensation falling within its general criterion. The effect of this.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. التعويض عن الإصابة طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية عنصر من عناصر تقدير التعويض التي تندرج في نطاق ضابطه العام. أثر ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤١/١٩٨٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/٤/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 10. PDF pages: 10.

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