Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 544

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

English translation of the principle

Full or partial diyas multiply with the multiplicity of losses of organs, senses or functions, or wounds. The judge may multiply compensation in this case. The nature of the prohibited multiplicity.
Arabic original
الديات كاملة أو مجزأة تتعدد بتعدد فقد الأعضاء أو الحواس أو المنافع أو الجروح. للقاضي أن يعدد التعويض في هذه الحالة. التعدد المنهي عنه ماهيته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥١٢، ٥١٧/٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 110. PDF pages: 110.

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