Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4704

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

English translation of the principle

Treating an injury as an occupational injury. Its criterion. It occurred in an accident during and because of work. The injury’s occurrence away from the employer’s premises. This does not affect its classification as arising from work where the nature of the work requires its performance elsewhere or movement between multiple locations. - Determining or denying that the injury occurred during work. A matter of fact assessed exclusively by the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
اعتبار الإصابة من إصابات العمل. مناطه. حدوثها في حادث وقع أثناء العمل وبسببه. وقوع الإصابة بعيداً عن مقر صاحب العمل. لا أثر له في اعتبارها ناتجة عن العمل متى كانت طبيعته تقتضي أداؤه في أماكن أخرى أو التنقل بين مواقع متعددة. - تقدير أو نفي وقوع الإصابة أثناء العمل. واقع تستقل محكمة الموضوع بتقديره. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ٣/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٥٩٧)

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

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