Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3316

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

English translation of the principle

Accrual of statutory interest from the date of the judicial demand for it. Its condition. That the subject matter of the obligation be of a known amount at the time it arises. The existence of a dispute concerning what is in the value of sales; its effect. The obligation in respect thereof is considered not to be of a known amount at the time it arises. Interest accrues from the date of the final judgment.
Arabic original
سريان الفوائد القانونية من تاريخ المطالبة القضائية بها. شرطه. كون محل الالتزام معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. قيام نزاع حول ما في قيمة مبيعات أثره. اعتبار الالتزام بها غير معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه. سريان الفوائد من تاريخ الحكم النهائي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢/١٩٨١ عمالي جلسة ٢٣/١١/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٢١)

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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