Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3714

Payment by the drawee bank of the amount of a cheque bearing a forged signature. In principle, the risk of this payment falls upon the bank vis-à-vis its customer, regardless of the degree of perfection of the signature forgery, unless fault or negligence is attributable to the customer. - Determining the existence of fault by the customer towards the bank on which the cheque bearing the forged signature is drawn. Within the authority of the court of merits. - 627 - Commercial