Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4680

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

English translation of the principle

The worker or the beneficiaries after him have the right to compensation for work injury. Cases of non-. entitlement to compensation. - The legislature granted every worker injured in work accidents the right to compensation without requiring him to prove the employer’s fault, unless the accident arose from gross misconduct. The meaning of gross misconduct. Its ascertainment. Within the authority of the court of merits.
Arabic original
للعامل أو للمستحقين من بعده الحق في التعويض عن إصابة العمل. حالات عدم. استحقاق التعويض. - خول المشرع لكل عامل يصاب من حوادث العمل الحق في التعويض دون أن يكلف بإثبات خطأ رب العمل إلا إذا كان الحادث ناشئاً عن سوء سلوك فاحش. معنى السلوك الفاحش. إستخلاصه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 902. PDF pages: 902.

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