Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 87

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

English translation of the principle

The provisions of the new law relating to public policy. Their application to the effects arising under the old law. An example concerning an increase in the statutory interest rate and its lack of relation to public policy.
Arabic original
تعلق أحكام القانون الجديد بالنظام العام. سريانها على ما يترتب من آثار القانون القديم. مثال بشأن رفع سعر الفائدة القانونية وعدم تعلقه بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٣/٨٢ تجاري جلسة ١٦/٣/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٤٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 22. PDF pages: 22.

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