Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 810

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the correct legal rule governing the relationship between the parties to a compensation action and applying it to the facts is a duty of the court of merits. The rationale. - Assessing compensation that makes good the damage. Within the authority of the court of merits, where there is no provision requiring particular standards and methods to be followed in that respect. Example.
Arabic original
تقصى الحكم القانوني الصحيح للعلاقة بين طرفي دعوى التعويض وإنزاله على الواقعة واجب على محكمة الموضوع. علة ذلك. - تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. متى كان لا يوجد نص ملزم باتباع معايير وطرق معينة في خصوصه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٨/١١/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 160. PDF pages: 160.

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