Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3450

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

English translation of the principle

Statutory interest is compensation imposed by the legislature on the debtor upon his delay in performing the obligation to pay a sum of money. It accrues without the need to prove that the creditor suffered harm.
Arabic original
الفوائد القانونية تعويض فرضه المشرع على المدين عند تأخره في الوفاء بالالتزام بدفع مبلغ من النقود. سريانها دون حاجة لإثبات لحوق ضرر بالدائن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٣١/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٩/١١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٣٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 583. PDF pages: 583.

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