Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1203

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

English translation of the principle

Commercial debts. The rule is that default interest accrues on them as soon as they fall due. Its condition. Their subject matter must be a sum of money of a known amount when it arises. Failure of that condition. Its effect. Interest accrues from the date of the obligation of the final judgment. - The subject matter of an obligation of a known amount when it arises. Its nature. Example concerning a company's share in a reinsurance contract.
Arabic original
الديون التجارية. الأصل سريان فوائد التأخير عليها بمجرد استحقاقها. شرطه. أن يكون محلها مبلغاً من النقود معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. تخلف ذلك.أثره. سريان الفوائد من تاريخ التزام الحكم النهائي. - محل الالتزام المعلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. ماهيته. مثال بشأن حصة شركة في عقد إعادة تأمين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٥٥، ٥٩٩/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ١٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 255. PDF pages: 255.

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