Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1231

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A person who contracts with himself. He may agree with the party contracting with him that he shall assume certain obligations which he undertakes to perform for a third-party beneficiary. The latter may be a person not individually identified at the time of the stipulation, if it is possible to identify him when the promisor must render to him the benefit stipulated for him. The beneficiary has a direct action against the promisor to recover his right. Example.
Arabic original
الشخص الذي يتعاقد مع نفسه. جواز اتفاقه مع المتعاقد معه على أن يتحمل بالتزامات معينة يتعهد بأدائها لشخص من الغير المنتفع. ويجوز أن يكون الأخير شخصاً غير معين بذاته عند الاشتراط. إذا كان من الممكن تعيينه عندما يتوجب على المتعهد أن يؤدي له المنفعة المشترطة له. وللمنتفع دعوى مباشرة قبل المتعهد لاسترداد حقه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠٠/٢٠٠٣ إداري جلسة ٣٠/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 235. PDF pages: 235.

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