Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3756

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

English translation of the principle

Default interest. Entitlement thereto. It is the debt becoming due for the person late in paying a commercial debt. Rationale therefor. - The litigants’ claims in the action. The court must adhere to them. Its departure from their scope. Effect thereof. An error in applying the law requiring cassation of the judgment. Example of a claim for statutory interest.
Arabic original
فوائد التأخير. استحقاقها. هي استحقاق الدين للمتأخر في الوفاء بدين تجاري. علة ذلك. - طلبات الخصوم في الدعوى. ضرورة التزام المحكمة بها. خروجها عن نطاقها. أثره. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييز الحكم. مثال طلب فوائد قانونية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعون ١٦١، ١٦٤، ١٦٧/١٩٩٥ تجاري جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ١١٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 632. PDF pages: 632.

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