Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1580

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

English translation of the principle

The obligation of a debtor of a commercial debt to pay statutory interest of 7% as compensation for delay. The criterion therefor. That the subject matter of this obligation is a sum of money whose amount is known when the obligation arises. When the subject matter of this obligation is such. Example. - The obligation to pay the broker's remuneration:
Arabic original
التزام المدين بالدين التجاري بأن يدفع على سبيل التعويض عن التأخير فوائد قانونية ٧٪. مناط ذلك. أن يكون محل هذا الالتزام مبلغاً من النقود معلوم مقداره وقت نشوء الالتزام. متى يكون محل هذا الالتزام كذلك. مثال. - الالتزام بأجر السمسار:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦٠/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٢٠)

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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