Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1418

Compensation for material damage. What is required for its award. The mere possibility of future damage. Insufficient for awarding compensation. Prospective gain likely to materialize. When it is considered such. An example of what is not considered such. - Compensation for what parents had hoped for through their deprivation of future gain as a result of the death of a son of theirs. Depends on the circumstances of each individual case. The judgment must state acceptable grounds for this expectation; otherwise it is defective. An example of a defective judgment.