Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1418

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment of a right is precluded if it is not subject to attachment. - The worker's wage may be attached or relinquished within a limit of 25%. Its implication. The worker may assign it within those limits. The assignee may intervene in support of the worker in the claim for it. - The condition for the assignment to be effective against the debtor. - The debtor may be notified of the assignment at any time after it is made. The debtor may not invoke the time limit stipulated in the assignment agreement. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
امتناع حوالة الحق إذا كان غير قابل للحجز عليه. - جواز الحجز على أجر العامل أو النزول عنه في حدود ٢٥% . مؤداه. جواز حوالة العامل له بهذه الحدود. للمحال له التدخل منضماً للعامل في مطالبته به. - شرط نفاذ الحوالة في حق المدين. - جواز إعلان المدين بالحوالة في أي وقت بعد صدورها. ليس له التمسك بالميعاد المنصوص عليه في الاتفاق عليها.علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨/٨٦ عمالي جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٦٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 269.

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