Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2399

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The subcontractor's workers have the right to bring a direct claim against the main contractor for what is owed to them by the subcontractor. The condition for this: that the main contractor owes a debt to the subcontractor.
Arabic original
لعمال المقاول من الباطن حق الادعاء المباشر قبل المقاول الأصلي بما يستحق لهم قبل المقاول من الباطن. شرط ذلك: أن تكون ذمة المقاول الأصلي مشغولة بدين للمقاول من الباطن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/١٩٩٨ عمالي جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٧٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 451. PDF pages: 448.

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