Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 970

Insurance companies' obligation to compensate for motor accidents - under compulsory insurance - Its condition: that the vehicle causing the damage be insured with them and that the accident occur within the territory of Kuwait. Article 6 of Traffic Law 67/1976, Article 63 of its Implementing Regulations. An example of a judgment's error in extending the scope of insurance beyond the territory of Kuwait without the card specific to this extension being available. - Cassation of the judgment in respect of the insuring company for absence of its liability entails its cassation in respect of the company with which insurance is held. The reason for this: the latter's liability arises only if the former's liability is established.