Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1255

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation making good the damage. A matter of fact independently determined by the judge of the merits. He may award aggregate compensation for all the harm that befell the necessity. The condition for this. An example of the judgment's deficiency in specifying the elements of damage on which it based its award of compensation.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. له أن يقضي بتعويض إجمالي عن جميع الأضرار التي حاقت بالمضرورة. شرط ذلك. مثال لقصور الحكم في بيان عناصر الضرر التي أسس عليها قضاءه بالتعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٨١، ١٨٢/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٦٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 198. PDF pages: 195.

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