Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 294

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A debt deferred until the debtor has sufficient means or the ability to pay. The court may set an appropriate date for its payment. Condition: consideration of his circumstances, his present and future resources, and the diligence of an ordinary person in making payment. Article 334, Civil Code. - The judge may allow the debtor to pay the debt in instalments. Condition thereof. If his situation so requires and no serious harm is caused to the creditor. Article 410, Civil Code. Example.
Arabic original
الدين المؤجل لحين ميسرة المدين أو قدرته على الوفاء. للمحكمة تعيين الموعد المناسب للوفاء به. شرط ذلك: مراعاة ظروفه وموارده الحالية والمستقبلة وحرص الشخص العادي على الوفاء. المادة ٣٣٤ مدني. - للقاضي أن يقسط الدين على المدين. شرطه. إذا استدعت حالته ذلك ولم يلحق الدائن ضرر جسيم. المادة ٤١٠ مدني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٤/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٤/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 396. PDF pages: 390.

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