Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 555

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

English translation of the principle

Work accident and work injury. The meaning of each under Law No. 38 of 1964 concerning Labour in the Private Sector. - Determining or negating a work injury. A matter of fact within the independent authority of the court of merits, provided its assessment is reasonable.
Arabic original
حادث العمل وإصابة العمل . مدلول كل منهما في القانون رقم ٣٨ لسنة ١٩٦٤ في شأن العمل في القطاع الأهلي. - تقدير أو نفي إصابة العمل. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع مادام تقديرها سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥/١٩٩٥ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص ٤٣٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 459. PDF pages: 453.

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