Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 638

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

English translation of the principle

Compensation for delay in performing an obligation to pay a sum of money is confined to statutory interest, unless it is established that the delay resulted from the debtor’s fraud or gross fault and caused exceptional damage to the creditor.
Arabic original
التعويض عن التأخير في تنفيذ التزام بدفع مبلغ من النقود قاصر على الفائدة القانونية ما لم يثبت أن التأخير كان بغش المدين أو بخطئه الجسيم وترتب على ذلك ضرر استثنائي بالدائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٧/٨٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٤ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ٥١٩)

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

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