Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4296

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

English translation of the principle

Exemption of workers from judicial fees for actions they bring to claim their rights prescribed in the Labour Law. They may be ordered to pay all or some of the costs, including lawyers’ fees, when the action is dismissed. - The judgment concluding by dismissing the action brought by the worker to claim his labour rights. Its effect. He may be ordered to pay all or some of the costs, including the allowance for lawyers’ fees.
Arabic original
إعفاء العمال من الرسوم القضائية للدعاوى التي يرفعونها بالمطالبة بحقوقهم المقررة في قانون العمل. جواز إلزامهم بالمصروفات كلها أو بعضها بما فيها أتعاب المحاماة عند رفض الدعوى. - انتهاء الحكم إلى رفض الدعوى المقامة من العامل للمطالبة بحقوقه العمالية. أثره. جواز إلزامه بالمصروفات كلها أو بعضها بما فيها مقابل أتعاب المحاماة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٨/١٩٩٦ عمالي جلسة ١٢/٥/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 756. PDF pages: 753.

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