Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3837

A foreign judgment or order. Among the conditions for its enforcement in Kuwait is that it contain nothing contrary to morals or public policy. The criterion in this regard is Kuwaiti law. The rationale therefor. - A foreign judgment rendered in a civil dispute awarding usurious interest contrary to public policy in the State of Kuwait. Its effect. Its enforcement in Kuwait is impermissible insofar as it awards interest. The challenged judgment's departure from this and its ruling that the award of interest contained in that judgment does not prejudice considerations of public policy in Kuwaiti society. An error in the application of the law requiring its cassation. - 664 - Civil Procedure