Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 955

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

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties may modify the rules of contractual liability where the modification is within the limits of the law and public policy. - 175 - Commercial - The permissibility of including reasonable restrictions on the use and driving of the vehicle in motor vehicle insurance policies. The insured's breach of these restrictions. Its effect. The insurer's right to have recourse against him for the compensation it paid.
Arabic original
للمتعاقدين تعديل قواعد المسؤولية العقدية متى كان التعديل في حدود القانون والنظام العام. - ١٧٥ - تجاري - جواز تضمين وثائق التأمين على المركبات قيوداً معقولة على استعمال المركبة وقيادتها. اخلال المؤمن له بهذه القيود. أثره. حق المؤمن في الرجوع عليه بما أداه من تعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٧/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 175. PDF pages: 175–176.

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