Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1644

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 claiming within the limits of the remuneration owed to him by the principal contractor and the accessories to that remuneration. The debtor party is the employer, to the extent of what is owed to the principal contractor at the time the action is brought. Example concerning the award of statutory interest from the date the action is brought, as an accessory to the amounts due.
Arabic original
المقاول من الباطن. طرف في المقاولة ودائن يطالب في حدود الأجر المستحق له بذمة المقاول الأصلي وتوابع هذا الأجر. الطرف المدين هو رب العمل بما يكون مستحقاً للمقاول الأصلي وقت رفع الدعوى. مثال بشأن القضاء بالفوائد القانونية من تاريخ رفع الدعوى باعتبارها من توابع المستحقات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٤١٨، ٤٢٠/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٤/٣/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ١٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 314. PDF pages: 314.

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