Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2371

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

English translation of the principle

Penalty clause. Its meaning: an agreement on the compensation due upon the occurrence of a breach. Its occurrence: a rebuttable legal presumption that damage has occurred. When the judge intervenes in its application and orders its reduction.
Arabic original
الشرط الجزائي. ماهيته: اتفاق على التعويض المستحق عند تحقق المخالفة. تحققه: قرينة قانونية غير قاطعة على وقوع الضرر. متى يتدخل القاضي في إعماله ويقضي بتخفيضه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٦/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 409. PDF pages: 409.

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