Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 195

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

English translation of the principle

Unfair commercial competition constitutes a tort entailing liability and compensation for damage. - Inferring the fault giving rise to liability and evaluating the expert's opinion. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - The sufficiency of selecting the element of fault to negate liability.
Arabic original
المنافسة التجارية غير المشروعة تعد فعلاً تقصيرياً يستوجب المسؤولية وتعويض الضرر. - استخلاص الخطأ الموجب للمسؤولية وتقدير رأي الخبير. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - كفاية انتقاء ركن الخطأ لنفي المسؤولية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٠/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 44. PDF pages: 44.

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