Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 618

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

English translation of the principle

Ordering payment of compensation in the form of a periodic allowance to the injured party. Discretionary for the judge. - The Court of Appeal's substitution of immediate, outright compensation for compensation awarded in the form of a lifetime periodic allowance. Does not constitute exceeding the relief sought in the action or awarding a litigant what he did not request. - 126 - Obligation
Arabic original
الحكم بأداء التعويض في صورة مرتب للمضرور. جوازي للقاضي. - استبدال محكمة الاستئناف التعويض الفوري المنجز بالتعويض المحكوم به في صورة مرتب مدى الحياة. لا يُعد مجاوزة للطلبات في الدعوى ولا حكماً للخصم بما لم يطلبه. - ١٢٦ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٤٧، ٢٤٩/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢١٤)

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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