Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 749

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for injuries under the rules of Sharia diyah. Does not preclude compensation, as assessed by the judge, for all other elements of harm. Article 248, Civil Code. The condition for entitlement to both together. - Assessment of compensation is within the unrestricted discretion of the judge of fact. Combining compensation for material and moral harm. Its condition.
Arabic original
التعويض عن الاصابات طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية. لا يمنع من التعويض وفقاً لما يقدره القاضي عن كافة عناصر الضرر الأخرى. م٢٤٨ مدني. شرط استحقاقها معاً. - تقدير التعويض من إطلاقات قاضي الموضوع. دمج التعويض عن الضرر المادي والأدبي. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٩/٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٣/٤/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 149. PDF pages: 149.

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