Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4703

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of compensation making good the damage. A matter of fact for the trial court. Its condition. Its statement of the bases of assessment. - The worker’s injury in an accident caused by and occurring during work. Its effect. The employer’s obligation to compensate him. How this compensation is calculated. - 905 - Labour - The judgment’s correct identification of the bases for assessing compensation and its error in calculating its amount. This vitiates it and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
تقدير التعويض الجابر للضرر. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه. بيانها أسس تقديره. - إصابة العامل في حادث بسبب العمل وفي أثنائه. أثره. التزام صاحب العمل بتعويضه. كيفية احتساب هذا التعويض. - ٩٠٥ - عمل - تحديد الحكم أسس تقدير التعويض صحيحاً وخطؤه في حساب مقداره. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 905. PDF pages: 905–906.

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