Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 296

Entitlement to default interest, whether statutory or contractual. Its criterion. The debt must arise from a commercial obligation or a commercial act. Absence of this characterization from the obligation or act. Its effect: prohibition of claiming interest thereon. - A commercial act. It is that which a person performs with the intention of speculation, even if not a merchant. - Contracts for the construction, alteration, restoration and demolition of real estate in which the contractor undertakes to provide raw materials or supply workers. Commercial acts.