Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3479

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

English translation of the principle

The subcontractor and workers working for the principal contractor in carrying out the work may claim directly against the employer - 685 - Contract for Work what is due to them from the principal contractor, within the limits of what is owed to the latter by the employer at the time the action is brought. The implication thereof. An example.
Arabic original
للمقاول من الباطن والعمال الذين يشتغلون لحساب المقاول الأصلي في تنفيذ العمل أن يطالبوا رب - 685 - مقاولة العمل مباشرة بما يستحق لهم قبل المقاول الأصلي في حدود ما يكون لهذا الأخير على رب العمل وقت رفع الدعوى. مؤدى ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٠/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٠/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٠) (والطعن ٧٠/٩٨ مدني جلسة ١٢/١٠/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 685–686.

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