Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 874

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of damage and determination of compensation to redress it. Matters within the unfettered discretion of the court of merits, provided that the grounds therefor exist and there is no special statutory provision requiring particular criteria to be followed in that regard. The condition for this.
Arabic original
تقدير الضرر وتحديد التعويض الجابر له. من إطلاقات محكمة الموضوع ما دامت قد توافرت أسبابه ولم يكن في القانون نص خاص يلزم باتباع معايير معينة في خصوصه. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣/٢٠٠٨ مدني جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٢٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 169. PDF pages: 169.

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