Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1040

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Amendment of the rules of contractual liability. Within the contracting parties’ authority, within the limits of the law and public order. Effect thereof. Permissibility of including reasonable restrictions on the insured in the insurance policy. Consequence of breaching these restrictions. Recourse by the insured for the compensation he has paid.
Arabic original
تعديل قواعد المسؤولية العقدية. من سطة المتعاقدين في حدود القانون والنظام العام. أثر ذلك. جواز تضمين وثيقة التأمين قيوداً معقولة على المؤمن له. جزاء الإخلال بهذه القيود. رجوع المؤمن عليه بما وفاه من تعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ١١/٩/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 189. PDF pages: 189.

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