Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1430

The general rule is the absence of a direct relationship between the employer and the subcontractor. The latter may claim from him, through an indirect action, what he owes to the principal contractor. The exception. He has a direct action against him and a preferential right over the sums due to the principal contractor. Its effect. From the date it is filed, the principal contractor is precluded from making payment to the principal contractor. - Transfer of the principal contractor’s right against the employer to the assignee takes place encumbered by the preferential right established by law for the subcontractor, where the assignment occurs on a date subsequent to conclusion of the subcontract. - 270 - Obligation