Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 765

The bank's payment to the first payee of the value of a cheque bearing a forged signature of the drawer. The consequences of this payment fall upon the bank, whatever the degree of sophistication of the forgery. The condition for this. Absence of fault or negligence by the customer. The bank's liability is lifted if payment is made to the last endorsee of an endorsable cheque, provided that it has verified the regularity and continuity of the endorsements. On that.