Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 637

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

English translation of the principle

Delay in payment of a sum of money of an ascertained amount at the time the obligation arose. Its effect. The obligation to pay statutory interest. - The meaning of the subject matter of the obligation being of an ascertained amount at its inception. Compensation subject to judicial assessment falls - 129 - Obligation outside this, unless it is based on fixed grounds agreed by the parties, such that the judiciary has no authority to assess it, even if the debtor disputes its amount.
Arabic original
التأخر في الوفاء بمبلغ النقود معلوم المقدار وقت نشوء الالتزام به . أثره. الالتزام بالفوائد القانونية. - المقصود بكون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. خروج التعويض الخاضع لتقدير القضاء - ١٢٩ - التزام عن ذلك ما لم يكن مستنداً لأسس ثابتة باتفاق الطرفين حيث لا يكون للقضاء سلطة في تقديره ولو نازع المدين في مقداره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٢/٦/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥١٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 129. PDF pages: 129–130.

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