Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 303

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for material damage. The conditions for awarding it. The mere possibility of future damage is insufficient for awarding compensation. Prospective gain that is likely to occur. When it is considered such. An example of what is not considered such. - Compensation for what parents had hoped for, through their deprivation of future gain as a result of the death of a son. Its dependence on the circumstances of each individual case. The judgment must state acceptable reasons for this hope, otherwise it is defective. An example.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر المادي. ما يشترط للقضاء به. مجرد احتمال وقوع ضرر في المستقبل. لا يكفي للحكم بالتعويض. الكسب الاحتمالي الذي يرجح وقوعه. متى يُعد كذلك. مثال لما لا يعد كذلك. - التعويض عما كان يؤمله الآباء بحرمانهم من كسب مستقبل نتيجة وفاة ابن لهم. توقفه على ظروف كل حالة على حدة. على الحكم بيان الأسباب المقبولة لهذا الأمل وإلا كان معيباً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤٥/٩٨ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١٠/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 68. PDF pages: 68.

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