Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1294

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An agent contracting within the limits of the agency. Its effect. The effects of the contract accrue directly to the principal. His contracting outside the limits of the agency. The effectiveness of the contract against the principal in this case depends on his authorization or ratification thereof. Subsequent ratification or authorization is equivalent to prior agency.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل في حدود الوكالة. أثره. إنصراف آثار العقد مباشرة إلى الأصيل. تعاقده خارج حدود الوكالة. توقف نفاذ العقد في هذه الحالة في حق الأصيل على إجازته أو إقراره إياه. الإقرار أو الإجازة اللاحقة كالوكالة السابقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٢/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٥/٣/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٢١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 269. PDF pages: 269.

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