Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4668

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

English translation of the principle

An occupational injury may have arisen from an accident occurring during and because of work. Its being regarded as such is not precluded by the accident having occurred on a weekly rest day or an official holiday, or away from the employer’s premises, provided it occurred while travelling between work sites.
Arabic original
جواز أن تكون إصابة العمل قد نشأت عن حادث وقع أثناء العمل وبسببه. لا يمنع من اعتبارها كذلك أن يكون الحادث قد وقع في أحد أيام الراحة الأسبوعية أو الإجازات الرسمية أو وقع بعيداً عن مقر صاحب العمل متى كان أثناء التنقل بين مواقع العمل.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤/٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٣/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٥٧)

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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