Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2142

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

English translation of the principle

The suretyship contract. Its nature. What suretyship entails and when the surety is discharged. The manner of recourse against the debtor. By a personal action or an action by subrogation.
Arabic original
عقد الكفالة. ماهيته. ما تقتضيه الكفالة ومتى تبرأ ذمة الكفيل. كيفية رجوع على المدين. بالدعوى الشخصية أو بدعوى الحلول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٦/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٤/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 372. PDF pages: 372.

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