Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1223

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

English translation of the principle

The free-of-particular-average clause in insurance policies. What it excludes from the scope of cover: particular partial loss, except that resulting from the vessel’s stranding, sinking, or burning. The defence concerning this clause. A material defence. The judgment’s failure to address it. Vitiates it with inadequate reasoning.
Arabic original
شرط الإعفاء من الخسارة الخاصة الجزئية من وثائق التأمين. ما يستثنيه من نطاق الضمان: الخسارة الخاصة الجزئية عدا ما يحدث نتيجة جنوح السفينة أو غرقها أو احتراقها. الدفاع المتعلق بهذا الشرط. دفاع جوهري. عدم مواجهة الحكم له. يعيبه بالقصور.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩١/١٩٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١١/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٦١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 193. PDF pages: 190.

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