Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4659

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s obligation to pay statutory compensation to the worker if he is injured in an accident caused by and occurring during work. Assessment of whether the injury is such is within the authority of the trial court.
Arabic original
إلتزام صاحب العمل بالتعويض القانوني للعامل في حالة إصابته في حادث بسبب العمل وفي أثنائه تقدير ما إذا كانت الإصابة كذلك من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢/٨٤ عمالي جلسة ٣/١٢/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 899. PDF pages: 899.

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