Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 820

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation in its material and moral elements. Within the trial court's authority. The condition therefor. - The excluded employee's lack of entitlement to wages. Its implication: compensation need not equal the salary he did not receive during the period of his exclusion from his position.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض بعنصريه المادي والأدبي. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. - عدم استحقاق العامل المبُعد أجراً. مؤدى ذلك: عدم لزوم أن يكون التعويض مساوياً للمرتب الذي لم يحصل عليه مدة إبعاده عن وظيفته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 161. PDF pages: 161.

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