Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 863

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

English translation of the principle

An injury for which no diyah or prescribed arsh is payable in accordance with Islamic Sharia provisions and as provided in the schedule of diyahs. Compensation therefor is as assessed by the judge to make good the damage. Equitably assessed compensation. - Assessment of damage and compensation making it good. A question of fact for the court of merits. Its condition. - The judgment's combining compensation for material and moral damage and assessing a single amount for both. No defect.
Arabic original
الإصابة التي لا يدفع عنها دية أو أرش مقدّر وفقاً لما تقضي به أحكام الشرع الإسلامي وينص عليها جدول الديات. التعويض عنها يكون وفق ما يقدره القاضي جبراً للضرر. حكومة عدل. - تقدير الضرر والتعويض الجابر له. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - إدماج الحكم التعويض عن الضررين المادي والأدبي وتقديره عنهما جملة. لا عيب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨١/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٥١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 167. PDF pages: 167.

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