Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3273

The direct actor is liable even if he did not act intentionally or transgress. - Definition of the direct actor under Sharia. The distinction between direct action and indirect causation. - The direct actor's liability is based on directly causing harm, not on fault. The effect thereof. His liability is not negated by the absence of his fault, even if he is criminally acquitted and the civil action for provisional compensation is dismissed. - The motorcycle driven by the female victim colliding with the car while it was travelling through the intersection. Its import: the movement of the car brought about the harm without an intermediary, thereby rendering the car's driver the direct actor. The judgment's contravention thereof. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation.