Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 492

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 the performance of other contracts, all merged into a single receptacle to unify methods of payment and performance. It remains in existence for the period occupied by the operations agreed to be entered in it and is sometimes in credit and sometimes in debit.
Arabic original
الحساب الجاري الذي يحظر على شركات الصرافة ممارسته هو عقد تابع لتسهيل تنفيذ عقود أخرى تنصهر جميعاً في وعاء واحد لتوحيد طرق الوفاء والتنفيذ ويظل قائماً للفترة التي تستغرقها العمليات المتفق على قيدها فيه ويكون دائناً أحياناً ومديناً أحياناً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٧/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٤٧)

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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