Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 22

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

English translation of the principle

Inference of the fault giving rise to liability and the causal relationship. A matter of fact within the authority of the court of merits. - Compensable damage is direct damage that could not have been avoided by exerting the moderate effort that the circumstances require of an ordinary person.
Arabic original
استخلاص الخطأ الموجب للمسئولية وعلاقة السببية. واقع يدخل في سلطة محكمة الموضوع. - الضرر الذي يعوض عنه هو الضرر المباشر الذي لم يكن في المقدور تفاديه ببذل الجهد المعتدل الذي تقتضيه ظروف الحال من الشخص العادي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٣/١/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦٧)

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

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