Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2199

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

English translation of the principle

A creditor may assign to another his right against his debtor unless prohibited by a provision of law, an agreement between the contracting parties, or the nature of the obligation. - The original contractor’s right against the employer passes to the assignee encumbered by the preferential right established by law for the subcontractor whenever that assignment was made on a date subsequent to the conclusion of the subcontract. - 381 - Commercial
Arabic original
للدائن أن يحيل إلى غيره ماله من حق في ذمة مدينه إلا إذا منع من ذلك نص في القانون أو اتفاق من المتعاقدين أو طبيعة الالتزام. - انتقال حق المقاول الأصلي قبل رب العمل إلى المحال له يتم مثقلاً بالامتياز المقرر قانوناً للمقاول من الباطن متى كانت هذه الحوالة قد تمت في تاريخ لاحق لإبرام عقد المقاولة من الباطن. - ٣٨١ - تجاري
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٤٧/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/٣/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٥٢٥)

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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