Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3382

Entitlement to default interest, whether statutory or contractual. Its prerequisite. The debt which the debtor delayed paying must arise from a commercial obligation or commercial act. The obligation or act lacking this character because the debt is civil. Its effect. Prohibition on claiming interest thereon, whether statutory or contractual. The rationale therefor. It is considered usury prohibited under Sharia. - Agreement on interest on a civil debt. Its effect. Nullity relating to public policy, which any interested party may invoke and which the court may declare of its own motion.