Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3718

The bank's payment to the first beneficiary of the value of a cheque bearing a forged signature of the drawer. The bank bears the consequences of this payment, irrespective of the degree of perfection of the forgery. Condition thereof. Absence of fault or negligence by the customer. The bank's liability is removed if payment was made to the last endorsee of the cheque corresponding to the endorsement, provided it verified the regularity and sequence of the endorsements. Reason therefor.