Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3315

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

English translation of the principle

Statutory interest. It begins to accrue from the date of the final judgment assessing compensation, not from the time the obligation arose, if the amount claimed as compensation is subject to the judge's assessment.
Arabic original
الفوائد القانونية. بدء سريانها من تاريخ الحكم النهائي بتقدير التعويض لا من وقت نشوء الالتزام إذا كان المبلغ المطالب به كتعويض يرجع لتقدير القاضي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٧٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٦/١٩٨٠ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 560. PDF pages: 560.

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