Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3478

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the existence or absence of fault by the employer or the main contractor in his capacity as employer, by which the contractor's liability for delay in performance is removed. Falls within the authority of the court of merits. The condition for this. An example.
Arabic original
استخلاص توافر خطأ رب العمل أو المقاول الأصلي بوصفه رب عمل الذي ترتفع به مسئولية المقاول عن التأخير في التنفيذ أو نفيه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٦/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١٠/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 685.

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