Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 119

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

English translation of the principle

The lawyer’s obligation to accept his client. An obligation to perform work in which a degree of care is exercised. The rule regarding this care. - Contractual fault in an obligation to exercise care. Its nature. - The lawyer’s contractual liability towards his client. It arises through his failure to perform his duty in a manner that causes the client to lose an opportunity, even if obtaining a benefit from it was merely possible. The effect of this liability arising: compensation.
Arabic original
التزام المحامي قبول موكله. التزام بعمل يبذل فيه قدراً من العناية. الأصل في هذه العناية. - الخطأ العقدي في الالتزام ببذل عناية. ماهيته. - مسؤولية المحامي العقدية قبل موكله. تتحقق بتقصيره في أداء واجبه بما يفوت الفرصة على الموكل حتى ولو كانت الإفادة فيها أمراً محتملاً. أثر تحقق هذه المسؤولية: التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص١٠٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 26. PDF pages: 23.

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