Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1115

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The Court of Appeal concluding, within its discretionary authority, that compensation should be refused because there was no fault on the part of the entity employing the appellant's deceased predecessor giving rise to its liability to compensate his heirs, and because the conditions necessary for recourse against the State for Sharia blood money in its capacity as guarantor of personal injury were not met. Criticising its judgment for its superfluous statement that the Compensation Committee has exclusive jurisdiction over compensation for death, injury, and disability during and because of work. Unavailing. - 582 - Civil Procedure 11- Jurisdiction of the Arbitration Committee for Labour Disputes:-
Arabic original
انتهاء محكمة الاستئناف في حدود سلطتها التقديرية إلى رفض التعويض لانتفاء خطأ الجهة التي يعمل بها مورث الطاعنة الموجب لمسئوليتها عن تعويض ورثته وعدم توافر الشروط اللازمة للرجوع على الدولة بالدية الشرعية باعتبارها ضامنة لأذى النفس. تعييب حكمها فيما تزيد إليه من اختصاص لجنة التعويض دون غيرها بالتعويض عن الوفاة والإصابة والعجز أثناء العمل وبسببه. غير منتج. - ٥٨٢ - المرافعات ١١- اختصاص لجنة التحكيم الخاصة بالمنازعات العمالية:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٧/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث ص ٣٨٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 582. PDF pages: 576.

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