Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 452

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

English translation of the principle

Documentary credit. Its nature. Its independence from the contract by reason of which it was opened. The bank is a stranger to that contract. The independence of the bank's relationship with the beneficiary from the relationship between the applicant for the credit and the beneficiary.
Arabic original
الاعتماد المستندي. ماهيته. استقلاله عن العقد الذي فتح بسببه. البنك أجنبي عن هذا العقد. استقلال علاقة البنك بالمستنفيد عن العلاقة بين الآمر بفتح الاعتماد والمستفيد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٩/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٩٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 90. PDF pages: 90.

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