Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 362

Assessment of compensation. A matter for the court of merits whenever its grounds exist and there is no statutory provision mandating particular criteria and methods in that respect. Compensation for moral damage and what suffices in assessing it. Its small amount does not vitiate it so long as it serves its purpose and achieves its intended result. - The Court of Appeal. Its power to increase or decrease the amount of compensation. Example. - Dispute over the court of merits’ authority to assess compensation. It may not be raised before the Court of Cassation.