Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 569

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

English translation of the principle

The absence from the Labour Law for the Private Sector of a provision regulating the accrual of interest on financial obligations arising from an employment contract. Its effect. Recourse must be had to the provisions of the Civil Code. Its import. The female employer is not entitled to collect interest on the amount claimed.
Arabic original
خلو قانون العمل في القطاع الأهلي من نص ينظم مسألة سريان الفوائد على الالتزامات المالية المترتبة على عقد العمل. أثره. وجوب الرجوع إلى أحكام القانون المدني. مؤداه. لا يحق لصاحبة العمل استئداء فوائد على المبلغ المطالب به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٣٤/٢٠٠٤ عمالي جلسة ١٣/٣/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد التاسع ص ٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 462. PDF pages: 456.

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