Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 878

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

English translation of the principle

Inferring the existence or absence of damage. A matter of fact within the exclusive discretion of the trial judge, so long as the inference is sound. - Assessment of damage and determination of compensation making it good. A matter of fact within the exclusive discretion of the trial judge. Condition for this. That compensation be proportionate to the damage. Reason for this. - 169 - Obligation - Assessment of compensation for moral damage. It suffices that its amount consoles the injured party and is as the court considers appropriate.
Arabic original
استخلاص ثبوت الضرر أو نفيه. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع ما دام سائغاً. - تقدير الضرر وتحديد التعويض الجابر له. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. أن يتناسب التعويض مع الضرر. علة ذلك. - ١٦٩ - التزام - تقدير التعويض عن الضرر الأدبي. كفاية أن يكون بالقدر الذي يواسى المضرور وبما تراه المحكمة مناسباً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥٠/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٠/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ٣ ص ٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 169. PDF pages: 169–170.

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