Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 490

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

English translation of the principle

The entry of transactions and their merger into the current account and their loss of individuality and independence therein. Its effect. The rules governing current-account interest upon them. - Compound interest. The legislature's prohibition of it. Except for what commercial practices follow and the commercial custom of capitalizing interest in the current account and collecting interest thereon while the account remains open.
Arabic original
افراغ عمليات واندماجها في الحساب الجاري وفقد ذاتيتها واستقلالها منه. أثره. القواعد التي تحكم فوائد الحساب الجاري عليها. - الفوائد المركبة. تحريم المشرع إياها. استثناء ما تجري به العادات التجارية وما جرى به العرف التجاري بتجميد الفوائد في الحساب الجاري واقتضاء فوائد عنها أثناء قيام الحساب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

( الطعن ١٤٧/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٣/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 96. PDF pages: 96.

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