Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1208

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

English translation of the principle

Awarding interest from the due date of the commercial debt. Its confinement to where the subject matter of the monetary obligation is of a known amount when it arises. If its determination is not based on fixed grounds in respect of which the judiciary has no power of assessment.
Arabic original
القضاء بالفوائد من تاريخ استحقاق الدين التجاري. اقتصاره على ما ذا كان محل الالتزام النقدي معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. إن لم يكن تحديده قائماً على أسس ثابتة لا يكون معه للقضاء سلطة التقدير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٦/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ١ ص ١٩١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 256. PDF pages: 256.

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