Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4827

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of whether the worker breached his obligations and whether justification exists for dismissing him without notice or end-of-service gratuity, and assessment of evidence, presumptions, and documents. Matters for the court of merits. The condition for this. - The challenged judgment's conclusion that the worker's dismissal was arbitrary, based on the expert's report and the investigation conducted with him, and its ruling that he was entitled to payment in lieu of notice and an end-of-service gratuity. Its subsequent disregard of the request to appoint a committee of experts. Does not vitiate it. Argument in this respect. Inadmissible.
Arabic original
تقدير توافر إخلال العامل بالتزاماته وقيام المبرر لفصله بدون إعلان أو مكافأة نهاية الخدمة من عدمه وتقدير البينات والقرائن والمستندات. موضوعي. شرط ذلك. - انتهاء الحكم المطعون فيه إلى أن فصل العامل تم تعسفياً استناداً إلى تقرير الخبير والتحقيق الذي أجري معه وقضاؤه بأحقيته في بدل الإنذار ومكافأة نهاية الخدمة. التفاته من بعد عن طلب ندب لجنة خبراء. لا يعيبه. الجدل في ذلك. غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٣/٢٠٠١ عمالي جلسة ١٠/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد التاسع ص ١٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 931. PDF pages: 931.

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