Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2191

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

English translation of the principle

The subcontractor and workers working for the original contractor in carrying out the work may claim directly from the employer what is due to them from the original contractor, within the limits of what is due to the latter from the employer at the time the action is brought. The implication thereof. Example.
Arabic original
للمقاول من الباطن والعمال الذين يشتغلون لحساب المقاول الأصلي في تنفيذ العمل أن يطالبوا رب العمل مباشرة بما يستحق لهم قبل المقاول الأصلي في حدود ما يكون لهذا الأخير على رب العمل وقت رفع الدعوى. مؤدى ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٠/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/١٠/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٠) (والطعن ٧٠/١٩٩٨ مدني جلسة ١٢/١٠/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 380. PDF pages: 380.

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