Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 615

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

English translation of the principle

An award of material compensation. Its prerequisite: impairment of a material interest of the injured party and the damage being certain. Proof of damage. Falls upon the injured party. - Inferring the existence or absence of damage. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - Failure to determine the amount of compensation definitively. Its effect. The judge may reserve to the injured party the right to request, within a period he specifies, reconsideration of the assessment. Compensation for farm owners:
Arabic original
الحكم بالتعويض المادي. مناطه: الإخلال بمصلحة مادية للمضرور وأن يكون الضرر محققاً. إثبات الضرر. وقوعه على عاتق المضرور. - استخلاص توافر الضرر أو عدمه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - عدم تحديد مقدار التعويض بصفة نهائية. أثره. جواز أن يحتفظ القاضي للمضرور بحقه في أن يطلب خلال مدة يحددها لإعادة النظر في التقدير. تعويض أصحاب المزارع:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٥/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٢/٣/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 126. PDF pages: 126.

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