Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 383

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation where no provision requires particular criteria to be followed. Within the authority of the trial court. Condition thereof. - Assessment of compensation for moral damage. What suffices in this regard. Consoling the injured party and restoring their standing without exaggeration or excess in assessment. The judge's assessment is not defective for being small so long as it symbolises its purpose and achieves its intended result.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض عند عدم وجود نص باتباع معايير معينة. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - تقدير التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي. ما يكفي في ذلك. مواساة المضرور ورد اعتباره بلا غلو أو إسراف في التقدير. لا يعيب تقدير القاضي أن يكون ضئيلاً ما دام يرمز للغاية منه ويحقق النتيجة المستهدفة به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٦/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٢ ص ٢١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 82. PDF pages: 82.

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