Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4971

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

English translation of the principle

A worker injured in an accident because of or during work has the right to compensation. Jurisdiction to adjudicate this lies exclusively with the Labor Circuit of the Court of First Instance. An example.
Arabic original
للعامل الذي أصيب في حادث بسبب العمل أو أثنائه الحق في التعويض. الاختصاص بالفصل في ذلك ينعقد للدائرة العمالية بالمحكمة الكلية دون غيرها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/٢٠٠٠ عمالي جلسة ١٦/١٠/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 962. PDF pages: 962.

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