Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4146

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. Its prerequisite: the subject matter of the monetary obligation being of a known amount at its inception; otherwise, interest accrues from the date of the final judgment. An example concerning compensation.
Arabic original
القضاء بالفوائد القانونية من تاريخ استحقاق الدين التجاري. مناطه: كون محل الالتزام النقدي معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه وإلا سرت من تاريخ الحكم النهائي. مثال في تعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ٣٨٩، ٤٩٨، ٥٠٨/٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 765. PDF pages: 765.

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