Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 496

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

English translation of the principle

The entries in a current account continue until its closure, whereupon the balance debt is deemed due for payment and is considered an ordinary debt to which the rules governing current accounts do not apply.
Arabic original
استمرار قيود الحساب الجاري حتى قفله وعندئذٍ يعتبر دين الرصيد مستحق الأداء ويعتبر ديناً عادياً لا تجري عليه قواعد الحساب الجاري.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٥/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١٠/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٧٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 97. PDF pages: 97.

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