Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4760

Insurance against occupational injuries. Its nature. - Defining the scope of insurance by the appellant company’s obligation to pay all sums for which the insured is liable by reason of the worker’s personal injuries from an accident occurring during and because of his work for the insured. Its consequence. Other labour entitlements, comprising wages, leave pay, and end-of-service gratuity, are not included in the insurance coverage. The rationale thereof. The challenged judgment’s departure from this view and its ruling obliging the appellant company to pay the Sharia-prescribed blood money plus the labour entitlements. A defect requiring its quashing. - 918 - Labour