Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3231

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

English translation of the principle

Assignment of a right. Its conclusion. The consent of the debtor against whom the right is assigned is not required. Reason: the assignment does not create a new obligation against him but transfers the obligation already established against him from one creditor to another. - The assigned right. Its transfer with all its constituent elements, characteristics and the actions affirming it.
Arabic original
حوالة الحق. انعقادها. رضاء المدين المحال عليه غير لازم. علة ذلك: أن الحوالة لا تنشىء التزاماً جديداً في ذمته بل تنقل الالتزام الثابت أصلاً في ذمته من دائن إلى آخر. - الحق المحال. انتقاله بجميع مقوماته وخصائصه والدعاوى التي تؤكده.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٨/١٩٩٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١١/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 544. PDF pages: 544.

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