Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4140

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

English translation of the principle

Default interest becomes due as soon as the debt falls due, for delay in paying a commercial debt. The reason therefor. - 763 - Obligation - The parties’ claims in the action. The necessity for the court to adhere to them. Its departure from their scope. Its effect. An error in applying the law requiring cassation of the judgment. An example concerning a claim for statutory interest.
Arabic original
فوائد التأخير استحقاقها بمجرد استحقاق الدين للتأخير في الوفاء بدين تجاري. علة ذلك. - ٧٦٣ - التزام - طلبات الخصوم في الدعوى. ضرورة التزام المحكمة بها. خروجها عن نطاقها. أثره. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييز الحكم. مثال. بشأن طلب فوائد قانونية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ١٦١، ١٦٤، ١٦٧/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 763. PDF pages: 763–764.

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