Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 305

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

English translation of the principle

An award of compensation for material damage. Its prerequisite. Impairment of a financial interest of the injured party and certainty of the damage. Its falling upon the injured party. - Determining whether damage exists or not. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - Failure to determine the amount of compensation definitively. Its effect. The judge may reserve to the injured party the right to request, within a period the judge specifies, reconsideration of the assessment.
Arabic original
الحكم بالتعويض عن الضرر المادي. مناطه. الإخلال بمصلحة مالية للمضرور وأن يكون الضرر محققاً. وقوعه على عاتق المضرور. - استخلاص توافر الضرر أو عدمه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - عدم تحديد مقدار التعويض بصفة نهائية. أثره. جواز أن يحتفظ القاضي للمضرور بحقه في أن يطلب خلال مدة يحددها إعادة النظر في التقدير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٥/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٢/٣/٢٠٠١ 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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