Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 858

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition therefor. The existence of its grounds and the absence of a provision of law requiring particular criteria or methods to be followed in that regard.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك. توافر أسبابه وعدم وجود نص في القانون ملزم باتباع معايير أو طرق معينة في خصوصه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٠٢/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 166. PDF pages: 166.

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