Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 773

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two compensations for the same damage. Impermissible. Its implication. A worker may not claim against the employer compensation for damage under the Labour Law and compensation therefor under the rules of tort liability. The injured party's receipt of compensation from the employer on either basis. Does not preclude recourse against the employer for the damage remaining uncompensated. Subrogation to the right to compensation:
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين عن ذات الضرر. غير جائز. مؤداه. عدم جواز مطالبة العامل صاحب العمل بتعويض الضرر بمقتضى قانون العمل والتعويض عنه طبقاً لقواعد المسئولية التقصيرية. تقاضي المضرور تعويضاً من صاحب العمل طبقاً لأي من الأساسين. غير مانع له من الرجوع عليه بما بقي من الضرر دون تعويض. الحلول في الحق في التعويض:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣١، ١٣٤/٢٠٠٩ عمالي جلسة ١٩/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٣٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 153. PDF pages: 153.

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