Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 848

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation redressing damage. A question of fact for the trial court. Its condition. Its statement of the bases of assessment. - A worker's injury in an accident arising out of and during work. Its effect. The employer's obligation to compensate him. How this compensation is calculated. - The judgment's correct determination of the bases for assessing compensation and its error in calculating its amount. Vitiates it and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع . شرطه. بيانها أسس تقديره. - إصابة العامل في حادث بسبب العمل وفي أثنائه. أثره. التزام صاحب العمل بتعويضه. كيفية احتساب هذا التعويض. - تحديد الحكم أسس تقدير التعويض صحيحاً وخطؤه في حساب مقداره. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 165. PDF pages: 165.

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