Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 768

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 compensation awards for the same harm. Its effect. The injured party may not obtain compensation from the employer under the Labor Law and combine it with compensation from the responsible person under the general rules of liability for harmful acts.
Arabic original
عدم جواز الجمع بين تعويضين عن ذات الضرر. أثره. عدم جواز حصول المضرور على تعويض من رب العمل بمقتضى قانون العمل ويجمع معه التعويض من المسئول طبقاً للقواعد العامة في المسئولية عن الفعل الضار.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٥/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 152. PDF pages: 152.

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