Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2463

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

English translation of the principle

An insurance contract may include a clause forfeiting the insured’s right of recourse against the insurer as a penalty for breach of the contract - Its condition - The insurer’s compliance with the formal and substantive restrictions prescribed by the legislature to draw the insurance applicant’s attention to the seriousness of this penalty and avoid abuse by the insurer. - Inclusion in the insurance contract of a general clause forfeiting the insurer’s right of recourse against him in the event of a breach of laws and regulations without specifying the nature of the breach - Nullity of this clause unless the nature of the breach is specified therein.
Arabic original
جواز تضمين عقد التأمين شرطاً بسقوط حق المؤمن له في الرجوع على المؤمن جزاء مخالفته العقد - شرطه - التزام المؤمن للقيود الشكلية والموضوعية التي وضعها المشرع للفت نظر المستأمن لخطورة هذا الجزاء وتجنباً لتعسف المؤمن. - تضمن عقد التامين شرطاً عاماً بسقوط حق المؤمن في الرجوع عليه في حالة مخالفة القوانين واللوائح دون تحديد ماهية المخالفة - بطلان هذا الشرط ما لم تكن ماهية المخالفة محددة فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 425. PDF pages: 425.

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