Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 350

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

English translation of the principle

Moral damage. Its prerequisite. Determining its existence and assessing compensation that makes good that damage. A factual matter independently assessed by the trial judge. Disputing this. A dispute on the merits. Example concerning moral damage arising from the disconnection of telephone service to a travel company(*).
Arabic original
الضرر الأدبي. مناطه. استخلاص توافره وتقدير التعويض الجابر له. واقع يستقل قاضي الموضوع بتقديره. الجدل في ذلك. موضوعي. مثال بالنسبة للضرر الأدبي المتمخض عن قطع الخدمة الهاتفية عن شركة سفريات(*).
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٧٩، ٣٠٠/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 76. PDF pages: 76.

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