Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4685

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

English translation of the principle

Flagrant misconduct on the worker’s part. Its meaning. His excessive deviation from proper conduct, exceeding gross fault without reaching the degree of intending the result, by undertaking an act or refraining from it without justification and with awareness of the surrounding danger. - Determining whether or not the fault is flagrant. A matter of fact independently determined by the judge of merits. Its condition. Example of sound reasoning as to the absence of flagrant fault in a work injury sustained while preparing medicines in a pharmacy.
Arabic original
سوء السلوك الفاحش من جانب العامل. المقصود به. انحرافه انحرافاً مفرطاً عن الجادة يربو على الخطأ الجسيم دون أن يصل إلى درجة تعمد النتيجة بإقدامه على عمل أو الامتناع عنه دون مبرر وعن إدراك للخطر المحيط به. - استخلاص ما إذا كان الخطأ فاحشا مًن عدمه. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرطه. مثال لاستدلال سائغ على انتفاء الخطأ الفاحش لإصابة عمل أثناء تحضير أدوية بصيدلية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٣، ٦٨/٩٨ عمالي جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 903. PDF pages: 903.

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