Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 847

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for not being bound, when assessing compensation, by the amount of the penalty clause agreed upon in the contract is that the contracting party who failed to perform his obligation or part of it committed fraud or gross fault. Example. - 164 - Obligation
Arabic original
المناط في عدم التقيد في تقدير التعويض بقيمة الشرط الجزائي المتفق عليه في العقد هو أن يكون المتعاقد الذي لم ينفذ التزامه أو جزءاً منه قد ارتكب غشاً أو خطأ جسيماً. مثال. - ١٦٤ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٨/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 164. PDF pages: 164.

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