Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1456

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment of a right. Its conclusion by mutual consent between assignor and assignee without need for the debtor's consent; it is effective against the debtor only upon his acceptance thereof or notification thereof by an official document served by a process server, and is effective from the date of notification or acceptance. The challenged judgment's departure from this. Contravention of the law and error in its application necessitating its cassation.
Arabic original
حوالة الحق. انعقادها بالتراضي بين المحيل والمحال له دون حاجة إلى رضاء المدين الذي لا تنفذ في حقه إلا بقبوله لها أو بإعلانه بها بورقة رسمية على يد مندوب الإعلان وتنفذ من تاريخ الإعلان أو القبول. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه ذلك. مخالفة للقانون وخطأ في تطبيقه ُيوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٧٣٢، ٧٣٧/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٦/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 275. PDF pages: 275.

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