Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3879

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

English translation of the principle

Banking transformation. Its definition: the bank’s posting of an amount from one customer’s account to another account at the customer’s request. - Presentation of the transfer order to the bank by the beneficiary instead of the ordering party. Its effect: the ordering party may not revoke the transfer order, except in the event of the beneficiary’s bankruptcy. - The beneficiary’s right against the bank is independent of the latter’s relationship with its ordering customer. Its consequence. The bank’s liability for its delay in carrying out the transfer and remittance until the ordering party was able to withdraw the money.
Arabic original
التحول المصرفي. تعريفه: ما يقوم به البنك من قيد مبلغ من حساب أحد العملاء إلى حساب آخر بناء على طلبه. - تقديم المستفيد للبنك بأمر النقل بدلاً من الآمر. أثره: ليس للآمر الرجوع في أمر النقل باستثناء حالة إفلاس المستفيد. - حق المستفيد قبل البنك مستقل عن علاقة الأخير بعميله الآمر. مؤداه. قيام مسئولية البنك عن تراخيه في إجراء النقل والتحويل حتى تمكن الآمر من سحب نقوده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٩/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٢/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٤٤٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 716. PDF pages: 716.

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