Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1786

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that performance of an obligation to pay a sum of money is to be in the national currency unless payment in foreign currency has been agreed upon.
Arabic original
الأصل أن الوفاء بالالتزام بدفع مبلغ من النقود أن يكون بالعملة الوطنية ما لم يتم الاتفاق على الوفاء بالعملة الأجنبية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 343. PDF pages: 343.

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