Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3653

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

English translation of the principle

The balance debt becomes an ordinary debt upon closing the current account. Interest at the banking rate that applied to its individual entries while it was operating does not apply to it. What applies to it: what the parties agree upon; otherwise - 617 - Commercial interest is calculated on the basis of 7%, the statutory rate. Example.
Arabic original
دين الرصيد يصبح ديناً عادياً بقفل الحساب الجاري. لا يسري عليه فوائد السعر المصرفي الذي كان مطبقاً على مفرداته أثناء تشغيله. ما يسري عليه: ما يتفق الطرفان عليه وإلا احتسبت - ٦١٧ - تجاري الفائدة على أساس ٧ ٪ السعر القانوني. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٥٩/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 617. PDF pages: 617–618.

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