Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 510

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for personal injury. Entitlement to diya or arsh. According to the cases set out in the diya schedule. Its condition. In other cases, compensation is an equitable judicial award. That is, according to the judge's assessment to redress the damage. Example. A case of loss of the ability to control urination and defecation.
Arabic original
التعويض عن إصابة النفس. استحقاق الدية أو الأرش. طبقاً للحالات المبينة بجدول الديات. شرطه. ما عداها من الحالات التعويض عنها يكون حكومة عدل. أي حسب تقدير القاضي جبراً للضرر. مثال. لحالة فقد القدرة على التحكم في التبول والتبرز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٦/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 104. PDF pages: 104.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace