In all matters, an award of compensation carries interest at the legal rate even in the absence of a claim or special provision in the judgment. Unless otherwise provided by law, such interest shall accrue from the date of delivery of the judgment unless the judge decides otherwise.
In the event of pure and simple confirmation by the appeal judge of a decision awarding compensation for damages, such compensation shall ipso jure bear interest at the legal rate from the date of the first instance judgment. In other cases, the compensation awarded on appeal bears interest from the date of the appeal decision. The appeal judge may always derogate from the provisions of this paragraph.