Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4761

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

English translation of the principle

Combining two awards of compensation for the same damage. Impermissible. Its consequence. The worker may not demand compensation from the employer for damage under the Labour Law and compensation for it under the rules of tort liability. The injured person’s receipt of compensation from the employer on either basis. It does not prevent him from having recourse against the employer for the damage remaining uncompensated.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين عن ذات الضرر. غير جائز. مؤداه. عدم جواز مطالبة العامل صاحب العمل بتعويض الضرر بمقتضى قانون العمل والتعويض عنه طبقاًً لقواعد المسئولية التقصيرية. تقاضي المضرور تعويضاً من صاحب العمل طبقاًً لأي من الأساسين. غير مانع له من الرجوع عليه بما بقي من الضرر دون تعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٣١، ١٣٤/٢٠٠٩ عمالي جلسة ١٩/١٢/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٣٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 919. PDF pages: 919.

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