Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 888

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

English translation of the principle

The subject matter of the obligation being a sum of money. Its effect: impermissibility of agreeing on an assessment of the compensation payable in the event of its breach. An example concerning a rent debt.
Arabic original
كون محل الالتزام مبلغاً من النقود. أثره: عدم جواز الاتفاق على تقدير التعويض الذي يستحق حال الإخلال به. مثال بشأن دين الأجرة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٠٧٦، ١٠٨٧/٢٠٠٨ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ١ ص ٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 171. PDF pages: 171.

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