Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 318

Awarding compensation for damage. Its prerequisite. Impairment of a financial interest of the injured party and that the damage be certain. Compensation for loss of opportunity. Its condition. The occurrence of damage consisting in depriving the injured party of a gain he hoped to obtain and for which there were reasonable grounds. Inferring the existence or absence of damage. Within the trial court’s authority without review. Its condition. Basing its judgment on sound reasons sufficient to support it. Example of sound reasoning for rejecting a claim for compensation for material damage.