Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 898

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

English translation of the principle

An insurance contract may include a term forfeiting the insured's right of recourse against the insurer as a sanction for his breach of the contract. Its condition. The insurer's compliance with the formal and substantive restrictions imposed by the legislature to draw the insurance applicant's attention to the gravity of this sanction and to avoid abuse by the insurer. - The insurance contract containing a general term forfeiting the insurer's right of recourse against it in the event of violation of laws and regulations, without specifying the nature of the violation. This term is void unless the nature of the violation is specified therein.
Arabic original
جواز تضمين عقد التأمين شرطاً بسقوط حق المؤمن له في الرجوع على المؤمن جزاء مخالفته العقد. شرطه. التزام المؤمن للقيود الشكلية والموضوعية التي وضعها المشرع للفت نظر المستأمن لخطورة هذا الجزاء وتجنباً لتعسف المؤمن. - تضمن عقد التامين شرطاً عاماً بسقوط حق المؤمن في الرجوع عليه في حالة مخالفة القوانين واللوائح دون تحديد ماهية المخالفة. بطلان هذا الشرط ما لم تكن ماهية المخالفة محددة فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 165. PDF pages: 165.

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