Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2621

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

English translation of the principle

The subcontractor's direct action against the employer to claim what is due to him from the main contractor. Its limits. - Payment by the employer discharging his liability towards the main contractor. Its condition: the subcontractor must be a creditor of the main contractor.
Arabic original
الدعوى المباشرة لمقاول الباطن قبل رب العمل للمطالبة بما يكون له قبل المقاول الأصلي. حدودها. - سداد رب العمل المبرىء لذمته قبل المقاول الأصلي. شرطه: أن يكون المقاول من الباطن دائناً للمقاول الأصلي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ١٢٦، ١٣٦/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١٧/١١/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٤)

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

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