Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4929

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

English translation of the principle

A subcontractor’s workers have the right to bring a direct claim against the main contractor for what is due to them from the subcontractor. The condition for this: that the main contractor owes a debt to the subcontractor.
Arabic original
لعمال المقأول من الباطن حق الادعاء المباشر قبل المقأول الأصلي بما يستحق لهم قبل المقأول من الباطن. شرط ذلك: أن تكون ذمة المقأول الأصلي مشغولة بدين للمقأول من الباطن.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٩٨ عمالي جلسة ١١/١/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٦١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 952. PDF pages: 952.

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