Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3994

The surety under Law 41 of 1993 concerning the State’s purchase of certain debts and the manner of their collection. He is deemed equivalent to the customer and is subject to the provisions regulated by its texts, including his obligation to execute the notarized acknowledgment of indebtedness and the managing bank’s right to refer him, together with the debt, to the Public Prosecution if he refuses to sign this acknowledgment or breaches the obligations stipulated in this Law. - 781 - Suretyship - Suretyship is dependent on the debt constituting its subject matter. The implication thereof. It does not extend to other debts, even those of the same debtor. - Determining the extent of the surety’s obligation. A question of fact for the trial court, through a narrow, non-expansive interpretation of the suretyship contract; in case of doubt, interpretation shall favor the surety.