Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1859

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The debtor’s bankruptcy before the guaranteed debt falls due. The creditor must lodge his claim in the debtor’s bankruptcy. The sanction for his failure to do so when seeking recourse against the guarantor. His right of recourse against him is forfeited to the extent of what he would have recovered had he lodged his claim in the debtor’s bankruptcy.
Arabic original
إفلاس المدين قبل حلول أجل الدين المكفول. وجوب تقدم الدائن بحقه في تفليسة المدين. جزاء تخلفه عن ذلك عند رجوعه على الكفيل. يسقط من حقه في الرجوع عليه ما كان يستوفيه لو أنه تقدم بحقه في تفليسة المدين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ١٠/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٥٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 324. PDF pages: 324.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace