Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2619

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

English translation of the principle

The direct action and preferential right established between the subcontractor and the main contractor. Their limits: what is due to the main contractor from the employer. The condition therefor: that the latter owe a debt to the main contractor - 449 - Commercial arising from the contract for work. The subcontractor's institution of this action. Its effect. Preclusion of payment by the employer to the main contractor and its ineffectiveness against the subcontractor.
Arabic original
الدعوى المباشرة وحق الامتياز المقرر بين مقاول الباطن تجاه المقاول الأصلي. حدودهما: ما يكون للمقاول الأصلي لدى رب العمل. شرط ذلك: أن تكون ذمته مشغولة بدين للمقاول الأصلي - ٤٤٩ - تجاري ناشئاً عن عقد المقاولة. إقامة مقاول الباطن هذه الدعوى. أثره. إمتناع وفاء رب العمل للمقاول الأصلي وعدم سريانه في حق مقاول الباطن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١١/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٣/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 449. PDF pages: 449–450.

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