Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3870

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

English translation of the principle

The preferential lien for subcontractors' debts against the employer where claims compete. The necessity of obtaining a judgment establishing the right or attaching the contractor's assets held by the employer so that the subject of the preferential lien and the proportion upon competition of claims are determined.
Arabic original
امتياز دين مقاولي الباطن تجاه رب العمل عند التزاحم. ضرورة الحصول على حكم بالحق أو توقيع الحجز على ما للمقاول لدي رب العمل حتى يتحدد محل الامتياز والنسبة عند التزاحم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٢/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص٨٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 672. PDF pages: 669.

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