Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2365

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Agreed compensation is a penalty clause if the subject matter of the obligation is not a sum of money. - A plea of nullity of the penalty clause because the debtor accepted it for fear of incurring criminal liability for issuing a cheque without funds. This is not duress vitiating consent. The rationale therefor. This fear was not induced unlawfully.
Arabic original
التعويض الإتفاقي هو شرط جزائي إذا لم يكن محل الالتزام مبلغاً من النقود. - الدفع ببطلان الشرط الجزائي لقبول المدين له خشية تعرضه للمسئولية الجزائية لإصداره شيكاً دون رصيد. ليس إكراهاً مفسداً للرضاء. علة ذلك. هذه الرهبة لم تبعث دون وجه حق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١١/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١١/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 409. PDF pages: 409.

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