Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 38

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

English translation of the principle

Elements of compensation. They include the injured party's probability of gain of which the unlawful act deprived him. The reason therefor. Although the opportunity is a possibility, its loss is a certainty for which compensation must be paid. - Assessment of damage and the compensation that redresses it. For the judge of merits. Its condition.
Arabic original
عناصر التعويض. شمولها ما كان للمضرور من رجحان كسب فوتّه عليه العمل غير المشروع. علة ذلك. أنه إذا كانت الفرصة أمراً محتملاً فإن تفويتها أمر متحقق يجب التعويض عنه. - تقدير الضرر والتعويض الجابر له. لقاضي الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٥/٢٠٠٢ إداري جلسة ٢١/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٤٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 14. PDF pages: 14.

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