Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1034

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Assignment of a right. Its formation. The consent of the assigned debtor is not required. The reason: assignment does not create a new obligation for him but transfers the obligation already incumbent upon him from one creditor to another. - The assigned right. Its transfer with all its constituent elements, characteristics, and actions that uphold it. - The right passes to the assignee subject to lapse upon expiry of its limitation period. The debtor may plead extinction against the assignee or assignor.
Arabic original
حوالة الحق. انعقادها. رضاء المدين المحال عليه غير لازم. علة ذلك: أن الحوالة لا تنشىء التزاماً جديداً في ذمته بل تنقل الالتزام الثابت أصلاً في ذمته من دائن إلى آخر. - الحق المحال. انتقاله بجميع مقوماته وخصائصه والدعاوي التي تؤكده. - انتقال الحق إلى المحال له قابلاً للسقوط بالمدة التي ينقضي بها. للمدين الدفع في مواجهة المحال له أو المحيل بالانقضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٩١/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٤/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ١٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 224. PDF pages: 224.

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