Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1619
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A contracting party's assumption, on his own behalf, of specific obligations which he undertakes to perform for a third party. Permissible. It is permissible for that person not to be specifically identified at the time of the stipulation, provided that this is possible later. It is permissible for the beneficiary to have recourse against the promisor in his own name and by a direct action based on the contract of stipulation.
Arabic original
تحمل المتعاقد عن نفسه بالتزامات معينة يتعهد بأدائها لشخص من الغير. جائز. جواز أن يكون هذا الشخص غير معين بالذات عند الاشتراط ما دام أن ذلك ممكن فيما بعد. جواز رجوع المستفيد المتعهد باسمه هو وبدعوى مباشرة استناداً إلى عقد الاشتراط.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٣/٩٣ عمالي جلسة ١٨/٤/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٠٥)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 310. PDF pages: 310.
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