Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 836

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation in the absence of a provision requiring particular criteria to be followed. Within the trial judge’s authority. Its condition. - Assessment of compensation for moral damage. What suffices for this. Consoling the injured party and restoring his dignity without exaggeration or excess in the assessment.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض عند عدم وجود نص باتباع معايير معينة. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. شرطه . - تقدير التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي. ما يكفي في ذلك. مواساة المضرور ورد اعتباره بلا غلو أو إسراف في التقدير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٢٤، ٢٢٦/٩٨ مدني جلسة ٧/٦/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 163. PDF pages: 163.

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