Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1275

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment of debt. Its definition: an agreement to transfer the debt from the liability of the original debtor to that of a new debtor. By it, the original debtor is discharged. It may be concluded between the creditor and the transferee debtor, or between the original debtor and the transferee debtor and approved by the creditor so as to be effective against him. - The burden of proving the assignment through the creditor's approval thereof. Upon the original debtor.
Arabic original
حوالة الدين. تعريفها: اتفاق على نقل الدين من ذمة المدين الأصلي إلى ذمة مدين جديد. بها تبرأ ذمة المدين الأصلي. قد يبرم بين الدائن والمحال عليه أو بين المدين الأصلي والمحال عليه ويقره الدائن لينفذ في حقه. - عبء إثبات الحوالة بإقرار الدائن لها. على المدين الأصلي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٩١ تجاري جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 243. PDF pages: 243.

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