Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3841

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

English translation of the principle

Rules of contractual liability. Contracting parties' freedom to amend them. Limits thereof: the law and public policy. The insurer's right of recourse against the insured for compensation paid to the injured party in the cases specified in Article 75 of the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. A reasonable condition that does not conflict with the essence of the insurance contract or contravene public policy. Example.
Arabic original
قواعد المسئولية العقدية. حرية المتعاقدين في تعديلها. حدود ذلك: القانون والنظام العام. حق المؤمن في الرجوع بما دفعه من تعويض للمضرور على المؤمن له في الحالات المبينة بالمادة ٧٥ من اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون المرور. شرط معقول لا يتعارض مع جوهر عقد التأمين ولا يخالف النظام العام. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 647. PDF pages: 647.

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