Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 769

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation. Its purpose: making good the harm in an amount equivalent to it without exceeding it. Combining two compensations for a single harm. Impermissible. Example of partial cassation of a judgment for awarding final compensation without deducting the provisional compensation awarded by the Misdemeanours Court. - 152 - Obligation
Arabic original
التعويض. غايته: جبر الضرر جبراً متكافئاً معه بلا زيادة عليه. الجمع بين تعويضين عن ضرر واحد. غير جائز. مثال لتمييز الحكم جزئياً لقضائه بالتعويض النهائي دون خصم ما قضت به محكمة الجنح من تعويض مؤقت. - ١٥٢ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٩/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٢٣/١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٢٧٦)

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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