KCC 1135/2004
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Civil Costs, Legal, Central Government, General Insurance Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
14 Dec 2005
Catchwords
Costs – Lawyer’s Fees – Central Government – Insurance
The original case involved a claim for commission on profits from an insurance company. The key issue was whether the claimant who was representing a Kuwaiti government department was exempt from paying court and lawyer's fees.
Background
A claimant filed a case against an insurance company and requested the court to order the company to pay him a 25% commission on its profits from 24/10/1999 to 23/10/2000.
The court rejected the case.
The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.
Decision
The claimant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation and stated in his grounds of appeal that the ruling had violated the law because the court had ordered him to pay costs and the lawyer expenses although he was exempt from paying these fees according to Kuwait Law No. 7/1961.