Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1346

Ordering payment of compensation in the form of periodic payments to the injured person. Within the judge’s discretion. - Assessment of compensation. Within the authority of the court of merits. - The Court of Appeal. The limits of its function and its supervision of the acts of the court of first instance. - The Court of Appeal’s substitution of immediate, outright compensation for compensation awarded in the form of periodic payments for life. Does not constitute exceeding the claims in the action or awarding the respondent what he did not request. - 631 - Civil Procedure