Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2379
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Penalty clause. Its nature. An agreement on the sanction for breach of the principal obligation. Implication thereof. Extinction of the principal obligation. Its effect. Extinction of the penalty clause, so that the compensation stipulated under it is disregarded and the judge assesses compensation, if due; the creditor bears the burden of proving the damage, its occurrence and its amount. - See also: Compensation, Contract. - Mutual rescission of the contract:-
Arabic original
الشرط الجزائي. ماهيته. اتفاق على جزاء الإخلال بالالتزام الأصلي. مؤدى ذلك. سقوط الالتزام الأصلي.أثره. سقوط الشرط الجزائي فلا يعتد بالتعويض المقرر بمقتضاه ويتولى القاضي تقدير التعويض إن استحق ويقع على الدائن عبء إثبات الضرر وتحققه ومقداره. - وراجع: تعويض، عقد. - التقايل عن العقد:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٧٢/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٥٣)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 411. PDF pages: 411.
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