Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3678

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

English translation of the principle

A debt deferred until the debtor’s financial circumstances improve or the debtor is able to pay. The court may set the appropriate date for its payment. Condition thereof: consideration of the debtor’s circumstances, present and future resources, and the ordinary person’s diligence in payment. Article 334, Civil Code. - The judge may allow the debtor to pay the debt in instalments. Its condition. If the debtor’s situation so requires and the creditor does not suffer serious harm. Article 410, Civil Code. Example. - Entry into the difficult-debt settlement programme:-
Arabic original
الدين المؤجل لحين ميسرة المدين أو قدرته على الوفاء. للمحكمة تعيين الموعد المناسب للوفاء به. شرط ذلك: مراعاة ظروفه وموارده الحالية والمستق بلة وحرص الشخص العادي على الوفاء. المادة ٣٣٤ مدني. - للقاضي أن يقسط الدين على المدين. شرطه. إذا استدعت حالته ذلك ولم يلحق الدائن ضرر جسيم. المادة ٤١٠ مدني. مثال. - الدخول في برنامج تسوية المديونيات الصعبة:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٤/٢٠٠٠ مدني جلسة ١٤/٤/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السابع ص ٥١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 621. PDF pages: 621.

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