Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 962

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

English translation of the principle

Requiring the vehicle owner to obtain compulsory insurance is stipulated for the benefit of third parties who sustain injury to their persons and damage to their property. The effect thereof. The injured party has a direct right against the insurer requiring only that the vehicle be insured and that its driver's liability for the damage be established, without requiring the prior obtaining of a report on liability for the accident or the joinder of the insured as a party. Agreement on compensation between the insurer and the injured party is permissible.
Arabic original
الزام مالك المركبة بالتأمين الإجباري مشروط لصالح الغير الذي يحل من الضرر في نفسه وفي ماله. أثر ذلك. للمضرور حق مباشرة قبل المؤمن لا يستلزم سوى أن تكون السيارة مؤمناً عليها وأن تثبت مسئولية قائدها عن الضرر دون اشتراط سبق استصدار تقرير عن المسئولية عن الحادث أو اختصام المؤمن له. جواز الاتفاق على التعويض بين المؤمن والمتضرر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٩/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١١/٤/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 177. PDF pages: 177.

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