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Judicial principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Settlement and Conditions of Release (Ibraa): Effect of Treating Release as a Donation

The available points address the legal character of release under Articles 444, 446 and 447/1 of the Civil Code: a unilateral waiver that extinguishes the obligation and is treated as a donation subject to donation rules.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Compensation for Void Contracts

The study recognizes a principle permitting damages for a void contract treated as a factual act under tort law, alongside ordering restitution to the pre-contractual state.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Material Damage for Minors: Lost Earnings vs. Reduced Capacity

A brief outline of material damage and compensation criteria for a minor, distinguishing lost earnings from reduced earning capacity and noting the need for specialized medical expertise.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Improvements on Another's Land: Valuation Timing and Heirs' Liability

A brief summary of how Article 1142 of the Civil Code applies to improvements erected with the owner's consent, focusing on valuation date, heirs' liability, and consideration of payments already made.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Education Expenses and Father's Liability: Proper Defendant and Source of Obligation

A brief summary of a legal rule that unifies precedent on the proper defendant and the source of obligation for children's education expenses, reversing the view that treated an unsigned father as a direct defendant.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Subject-matter Jurisdiction of the Economic Chamber in Banking-related Claims

This study summarizes when the economic chamber has jurisdiction over banking claims exceeding 100,000 dinars, outlines what constitutes banking operations, and highlights liability issues from specially endorsed checks.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompanies and partners

Attorney's Fees and Judicial Custodian's Power to Contract

Brief summary: A power-of-attorney agreement signed by judicial custodians during their appointment and within their authority binds the principal (the defendant company) if representation conditions are met; attorney's fees are due upon signing the agency and fee agreement unless the agent failed in his duty.

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Judicial principles and studiesCourts and procedure

Expert Disclosure as a Public-Order Rule

Court of Cassation jurisprudence interprets the civil procedure provision as requiring experts to be qualified, impartial and to disclose any circumstances that may affect their neutrality. A false or omitted disclosure nullifies the expert report and requires refund of fees; the rule is of public order.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Interpreting Arbitration Clauses in Insurance Contracts and a Responsive Pleading Filed under Article (5)

An arbitration clause referring valuation disputes to arbitration confines arbitrators' jurisdiction to both entitlement and quantum of compensation. A responsive pleading filed pursuant to Article (5) of the Courts of Peace law may not be used to decide an arbitration referral request.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Compensation in Contractual Liability: Elements and Limits

A concise summary of the elements of contractual liability and limits on compensation, highlighting the distinction between realized and purely probabilistic damage and the privity constraint.

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Judicial principles and studiesCompensation and insurance

Compensation and Occupational Injury in a Traffic Accident During Official Duty

The points summarize that an injury sustained by an anti‑smuggling patrol member during a pursuit qualifies as an occupational injury due to its connection with the nature, place and circumstances of the work, and is not merely a traffic accident that would exclude labor and social security rules.

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Judicial principles and studiesLeases and use rights

Lease Contract: Lessor's Obligations and Delivery of the Leased Property

A concise summary of principles on the effects of a valid lease, the lessor's delivery duties, and limits of liability of successor owners and financial lessors. Also covers procedural points on interest, arbitration scope, and claim limits.

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