Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2174

The rule is that no direct relationship exists between the employer and the subcontractor. The latter may claim from him what he owes the main contractor by an indirect action. The exception. - The direct action and preferential right over sums due to the main contractor. Their effect. From the date it is brought, the employer is prohibited from paying the main contractor. - Transfer of the main contractor's right against the employer to the assignee takes place encumbered by the preferential right prescribed by law for the subcontractor whenever the assignment occurs after conclusion of the subcontract.