Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1677

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

English translation of the principle

The existence of fault is a condition for liability for one's own acts, whether the damage is caused directly or indirectly. The burden of proving this fault. Rests upon the person alleging it The authority of a criminal judgment before the civil judge. Its criterion and limits.
Arabic original
توافر الخطأ شرط لقيام المسؤولية عن عمل النفس سواء كان إحداث الضرر بطريق المباشرة أو التسبب. عبء إثبات هذا الخطأ. على من يدعيه حجية الحكم الجزائي أمام القاضي المدني. مناطها وحدودها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٩/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٢/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٧٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 262. PDF pages: 259.

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