Section 5: Non-performance of the contract

Damages and interest due for delay in payment of an obligation to pay a sum of money consist of interest at the legal rate, from the date of the formal notice. These damages and interest are due without the creditor being required to justify any loss. A creditor to whom his debtor in delay has caused, by his bad faith, prejudice independent of that delay, may obtain damages and interest…

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…