Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 723

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation in the absence of a provision requiring adherence to particular criteria. A factual matter within the authority of the judge of merits. Its condition. - Assessment of compensation for moral damage. What suffices therein. Consoling the injured party and restoring his standing without exaggeration or excess in assessment, and in such manner as the judge considers appropriate to the circumstances of the action. Its being small does not vitiate it. The rationale therefor.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض عند عدم وجود نص باتباع معايير معينة. واقع من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. شرطه. - تقدير التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي. ما يكفي في ذلك. مواساة المضرور ورد اعتباره بغير غلو أو إسراف في التقدير وبما يراه القاضي مناسباً لظروف الدعوى. لا يعيبه أن يكون ضئيلا.ً علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٨٠، ٧٠٥/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٦/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٣٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 144. PDF pages: 144.

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