Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 762

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

English translation of the principle

The impermissibility of combining two awards of compensation for one damage. - The tripartite committee for examining compensation for occupational injuries of State employees. The amount it assesses. Its condition. - The appellant’s contention that the judgment rejected compensation on the basis of not combining two awards of compensation. Ineffectual so long as he is not originally obliged to pay compensation.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الجمع بين تعويضين عن ضرر واحد. - اللجنة الثلاثية لبحث التعويض عن إصابات العمل لموظفي الدولة. المبلغ الذي تقدره. شرطه. - نعي الطاعن بأن الحكم رفض التعويض على أساس عدم الجمع بين تعويضين. غير منتج ما دام أنه غير ملزم أصلاً بالتعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٤/٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 151. PDF pages: 151.

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