Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 528

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation by Sharia diya. Its condition. The injury reaching the degree for which diya or arsh is payable under the schedule of diyas. An injury not reaching that degree. Compensation therefor is assessed by the court of merits as it considers sufficient to make good the damage. Multiple diyas and prohibited multiplicity:
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض بالدية الشرعية. شرطه. بلوغ الإصابة مبلغ ما تدفع عنه الدية أو الأرش طبقاً لجدول الديات. الإصابة التي لم تبلغ ذلك. التعويض عنها تقدره محكمة الموضوع حسبما تراه جابراً للضرر. تعدد الديات والتعدد المنهي عنه:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٥/٢٠١٠ مدني جلسة ٢٨/١١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٣٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 108. PDF pages: 108.

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