KCC 342/2004
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Civil Costs, Civil Evidence, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law, General Personal Injury, Central Government, General Health Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
13 Mar 2006
Catchwords
Costs – Lawyer’s Costs – Rejected Case – Jurisdiction – Court – Personal Injury – Workplace Accident – Central Government – Health Ministry – Evidence
This case involved a claim taken by an employee who was claiming they had been injured in a workplace accident against their employer and the Ministry of Health who they stated had refused to provide a medical report. The case was rejected by the courts who stated they had no jurisdiction. A key issue was whether the employee was expert from paying court costs and lawyer's fees when the case had been rejected.
Background
An employee filed a case against a company and the Ministry of Health and requested the court to appoint a doctor to determine his disability level which had resulted from a workplace accident. The employee stated the Ministry had refused to provide him with a medical report.
The court stated it had no mandate to consider the case and referred it to the Labour Department in the court. The court rejected the case.