Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 591

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for injury pursuant to the rules of Sharia diya. Does not preclude compensation, as assessed by the judge, for all other elements of damage. Article 248 Civil Code. The condition for entitlement to both alongside it.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الإصابة طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. لا يمنع من التعويض وفق ما يقدره القاضي عن كافة عناصر الضرر الأخرى. م ٢٤٨ مدني. شرط استحقاقهما معه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٣/٢/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 120. PDF pages: 120.

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