Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3540
State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Claiming statutory interest from the date of the judicial demand. Limited to the case where the monetary obligation was of a known amount when it arose; otherwise, interest runs from the date of the final judgment.
Arabic original
المطالبة بالفوائد القانونية من تاريخ المطالبة القضائية. قصره على حالة كون الالتزام النقدي معلوم المقدار وقت نشوئه وإلا سرت من تاريخ الحكم النهائي.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعنان ٧٧٧، ٧٩٣/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٦/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٤٧)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 597. PDF pages: 597.
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