Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1187

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Awarding statutory interest from the date the commercial debt falls due. Restricted to cases where the amount of the monetary obligation is known when it arises. If it is not: interest runs from the date of the final judgment. - 252 - Obligation
Arabic original
القضاء بالفوائد القانونية من تاريخ استحقاق الدين التجاري. اقتصاره على ما إذا كان محل الالتزام النقدي معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. إن لم يكن كذلك: سريان الفوائد من تاريخ الحكم النهائي. - ٢٥٢ - التزام
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣١/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٩/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 252. PDF pages: 252.

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