Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1875

Issuance of a judgment declaring bankruptcy. Its effect. Divestment of the debtor of the power to manage and dispose of his assets, entailing his being barred from litigating concerning those assets, formation of the body of creditors, prohibition on their taking individual measures to enforce against the bankrupt’s assets, and the ineffectiveness, as against the body of creditors, of legal acts performed by the bankrupt. - The bankrupt’s divestment does not include actions concerning assets to which it does not extend, which include actions and dispositions relating to the bankrupt personally, those relating to assets in his possession managed on his behalf by others, conservatory measures he may take, and criminal actions. - Commission by the bankrupt of an act harmful to another, intentionally or negligently. Recourse against the bankruptcy estate for compensation. Its condition.