Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2737

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

English translation of the principle

Article Five of the Amiri Order issued on 3/8/1990 does not contain any repeal of the established permissibility of agreeing to discharge an obligation in foreign currency.
Arabic original
المادة الخامسة من الأمر الأميري الصادر في ٣/٨/١٩٩٠ لا تتضمن إلغاء لما هو مقرر من جواز الاتفاق على الوفاء بالالتزام بالعملة الأجنبية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٣، ١٣١/٩٧ عمالي جلسة ١٤/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 468. PDF pages: 468.

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