Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 455

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

English translation of the principle

A documentary credit is a contract under which the bank undertakes to open a credit at the request of one of its customers in favour of another person, the beneficiary, against documents representing goods transported or prepared for transport. The independence of this contract from the contract on account of which the credit was opened. The nature of the second contract and the consequences thereof. Example. - Letters of guarantee:-
Arabic original
الاعتماد المستندي عقد يتعهد البنك بمقتضاه بفتح اعتماد بناءً على طلب أحد عملائه لصالح شخص آخر هو المستفيد بضمان مستندات تمثل بضاعة منقولة أو معدة للنقل. استقلالية هذا العقد عن العقد الذي فتح الاعتماد بسببه. ماهية العقد الثاني وما يترتب على ذلك. مثال. - خطابات الضمان:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٩/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٧٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 91. PDF pages: 91.

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