Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 948

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that actions are considered to have an ascertainable value. The exception. Actions brought seeking relief incapable of valuation are considered to have an unascertainable value. The cases thereof. Example of an action of ascertainable value concerning a worker’s claim for his employment wages.
Arabic original
الأصل أن الدعاوى تعتبر معلومة القيمة . الاستثناء . الدعاوى التي ترفع بطلب غير قابل للتقدير تعتبر مجهولة القيمة . حالاتها. مثال لدعوى معلومة القيمة بشأن مطالبة العامل بأجوره العمالية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢/١٩٩٥ عمالي جلسة ٢/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 180. PDF pages: 177.

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