Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1579

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Statutory interest on a commercial debt. It is payable from the debt’s due date if its subject is a monetary obligation of a known amount at the time it arises. The amount not being known. Effect thereof. Interest is awarded from the date of the final judgment.
Arabic original
الفوائد القانونية على الدين التجاري. استحقاقها من تاريخ استحقاقه إذا كان محله التزام نقدي معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. عدم كونه معلوماً .أثره. القضاء بها من تاريخ الحكم النهائي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤١٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 302. PDF pages: 302.

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