Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2768

Entitlement to default interest, whether statutory or contractual. Its prerequisite. The debt whose payment the debtor delayed must arise from a commercial obligation or commercial act. Absence of this character from the obligation or act, where the debt is civil. Its effect. Prohibition on claiming interest on it, whether statutory or contractual. The reason therefor. It is considered usury prohibited by Sharia. - An agreement on interest on a civil debt. Its effect. Nullity relating to public policy, which any interested person may invoke and which the court may declare of its own motion.