Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4723

The challenged judgment’s ruling that the action brought by the appellant against the respondent company was inadmissible because it was brought against a party without standing, owing to the absence of an employment relationship between them. It being established that the respondent company is - 909 - Labour the main contractor for the project specified in the subcontract and that it insured its workers and the subcontractor’s workers against occupational injuries. Effect thereof. The appellant may bring a direct action against it for the compensation for occupational injury due to him from the subcontractor. The challenged judgment’s departure from this view. Defective.