Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1639

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

English translation of the principle

The subcontractor. A party to the contract for works and a creditor who, within the limits of the remuneration owed to him by the main contractor and the accessories of that remuneration, claims from the debtor party, namely the employer, whatever is owed to the main contractor at the time the action is brought.
Arabic original
المقاول من الباطن. طرف في المقاولة ودائن يطالب في حدود الأجر المستحق له بذمة المقاول الأصلي وتوابع هذا الأجر الطرف المدين وهو رب العمل بما يكون مستحقاً للمقاول الأصلي وقت رفع الدعوى.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٢/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 313. PDF pages: 313.

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