Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2197

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

English translation of the principle

The subcontractor's workers have a right of direct action against the main contractor for what is due to them from the subcontractor. The condition thereof: that the main contractor owe a debt to the subcontractor.
Arabic original
لعمال المقاول من الباطن حق الإدعاء المباشر قبل المقاول الأصلي بما يستحق لهم قبل المقاول من الباطن. شرط ذلك: أن تكون ذمة المقاول الأصلي مشغولة بدين للمقاول من الباطن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/١٩٩٨ عمالي جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 381. PDF pages: 381.

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