KCC 157/2004
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Appeals, Limitation of Actions, Litigation Procedure & Practice, General Personal Injury, Civil Evidence, Compensation, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
14 Mar 2005
Catchwords
Appeal – Statute of Limitations – Litigation Procedure – Personal Injury – Evidence – Compensation – Employer’s Liability - Endorsement
This case involved a claim for compensation for disability caused in a workplace accident. A key issue was whether the statute of limitations applied. It was argued a letter in which one of the defendant companies had admitted liability had not interrupted the period for the statute of limitations as it had not been sent to the employee. This was irrelevant an appeal on the issue of the statute of limitations had been rejected so this was the final decision on this matter.
Background
An employee filed a case against two companies and requested the court to appoint an expert in order to determine the rate of disability which had resulted from a workplace accident and determine the compensation he deserved. The employee stated he was injured while working with the first company.
The court ruled that the first company should pay the employee 6150.833 Dinars.
The employee and the company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court changed the appealed ruling and ruled that the first company should pay the employee 8150.833 Dinars.
Decision