Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4691

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the correct basis of liability and ascertaining the legal rule applicable to the relationship between the parties to a compensation action. Within the authority of the trial court, without this constituting a change by it to the cause or subject matter of the action. - Compensation of the worker for a work injury. The employer’s obligation thereto. It is limited to the compensation stipulated in the schedule issued by Decision 66/1983 of the Minister of Social Affairs. Example.
Arabic original
تحديد الأساس الصحيح للمسؤولية وتقصي الحكم القانوني المنطبق على العلاقة بين طرفي دعوى التعويض. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع دون أن يعد ذلك منها تغييراً لسبب الدعوى أو موضوعها. - تعويض العامل عن إصابة العمل. التزام رب العمل به. اقتصاره على التعويض المنصوص عليه في الجدول الصادر بقرار وزير الشؤون الاجتماعية ٦٦/ ١٩٨٣. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/٩٩ مدني جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 904. PDF pages: 904.

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