Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4664

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

English translation of the principle

The injured person’s receipt of lump-sum compensation for injury under the Labour Law does not prevent him from having recourse against the liable person for compensation for the other elements of damage.
Arabic original
تقاضي المضرور تعويضاً جزافياً عن الإصابة طبقاً لقانون العمل غير مانع له من الرجوع على المسؤول بالتعويض عن عناصر الضرر الأخرى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩١/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 900. PDF pages: 900.

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