Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 319

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for material damage. Its condition: infringement of a financial interest of the injured person. The damage must be certain through its actual occurrence, or be that its occurrence in the future is certain. An example of material damage being established concerning financial sums incurred by the injured person as lawyers' fees.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الضرر المادي. شرطه: الإخلال بمصلحة مالية للمضرور. وجوب أن يكون الضرر محققاً بوقوعه بالفعل أو يكون أن يكون وقوعه في المستقبل محققاً. مثال لتحقق الضرر المادي بشأن ما تكبده المضرور من مبالغ مالية كأتعاب للمحاماة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٠/٢٠٠٨ مدني جلسة ١٥/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٤٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 71. PDF pages: 71.

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