Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 487

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

English translation of the principle

The current account which exchange companies are prohibited from operating is an ancillary contract facilitating performance of other contracts, all merged into a single receptacle to unify methods of payment and performance, and remains in existence for the period required by the transactions agreed to be entered therein, being at times in credit and at times in debit. - 95 - Commercial
Arabic original
الحساب الجاري الذي يحظر على شركات الصرافة ممارسته هو عقد تابع لتسهيل تنفيذ عقود أخرى تصهر جميعاً في وعاء واحد لتوحيد طرق الوفاء والتنفيذ ويظل قائماً للفترة التي تستغرقها العمليات المتفق على قيدها فيه ويكون دائناً أحياناً ومديناً أحياناً. - ٩٥ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٧/١٩٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٥٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 95. PDF pages: 95.

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