Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4730

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

English translation of the principle

The employer’s obligation to compensate the worker for a work injury. Its condition: that it occur during and because of the worker’s performance of his work. - The intended meaning of injury: that the harm sustained by the body result from a sudden external impact. The injury being caused by something within the worker’s body. Necessary consequence: it is not considered a work injury. Example.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل بتعويض العامل عن إصابة العمل. شرطه: أن تقع أثناء وبسبب تأدية العامل لعمله. - المقصود بمدلول الإصابة: أن يكون الضرر الذي يلحق الجسم من جراء تأثير خارجي مفاجىء. كون الإصابة بسبب أمر من داخل جسد العامل. لازمه: أنها لا تعد إصابة عمل. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٤/٢٠٠٨ عمالي جلسة ٤/٥/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٧ ج ١ ص ٣٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 911. PDF pages: 911.

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