Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3219

The general rule is the absence of a direct relationship between the employer and the subcontractor. The latter may claim from him what he owes the main contractor by an indirect action. The exception. He generally has a direct action against him and a preferential right over the sums due to the main contractor. Its effect. From the date it is instituted, the main contractor is prohibited from paying the main contractor. - Transfer of the main contractor's right against the employer to the assignee occurs subject to the preferential right legally established for the subcontractor whenever the assignment takes place after conclusion of the subcontract.