Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3333

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

English translation of the principle

Interest, even if exceeding the maximum limit, does not deprive the contract of its characterization as a loan where evidence thereof exists.
Arabic original
الفائدة وإن زادت عن الحد الأقصى لا تنزع وصف القرض عن العقد متى قام الدليل عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٩/١٩٨٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٩٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 562. PDF pages: 562.

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