Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4785
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. The worker's receipt of compensation from the employer for damage pursuant to the Labour Law or the general rules of liability. Its effect. He may have recourse against the liable party for the remaining compensation for the damage. The reason for this.
Arabic original
الجمع بين تعويضين عن ذات الضرر. لا يجوز. تقاضي العامل تعويضاً من صاحب العمل عن الضرر بمقتضى قانون العمل أو القواعد العامة في المسئولية. أثره. جواز رجوعه على المسئول بما بقى من تعويض عن الضرر. علة ذلك.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٤٠/٢٠٠٢ تجاري جلسة ٦/١٠/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٥٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 923. PDF pages: 923.
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