Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4169

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

English translation of the principle

Contractual fault in an obligation to exercise care. Is failure to exercise the required care and deviation from the requisite conduct. - A lawyer's liability arises where the lawyer is deficient in performing the lawyer's duty in a manner resulting in loss of rights or expiry of appeal time limits. If this results in the client's loss of an opportunity, even a potential one, the lawyer is obliged to pay compensation.
Arabic original
الخطأ العقدي في الالتزام ببذل عناية. هو عدم بذل العناية المطلوبة والانحراف عن السلوك الواجب. - مسئولية المحامي تتحقق في حالة تقصيره في أداء واجبه تقصيراً يترتب عليه ضياع الحقوق أو سقوط مواعيد الطعن. فإذا نشأ عنها تفويت الفرصة على الموكل ولو كانت محتملة أُلزم المحامي بالتعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٧/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ٢٠/١/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص١٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 731. PDF pages: 728.

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