Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2851

The direct action and preferential right accorded to the subcontractor against the principal contractor. Their limits: what is due to the principal contractor from the employer. The condition for this: he must owe a debt to the principal contractor arising from the construction contract. The subcontractor's institution of this action. Its effect. Preclusion of payment by the employer to the principal contractor and its ineffectiveness against the subcontractor.