Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1298

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

English translation of the principle

The worker is considered a representative of the employer in the legal dispositions he undertakes as required for the performance of his work. The effect of this: the latter is bound by the legal dispositions undertaken by the former.
Arabic original
العامل يعتبر نائباً عن رب العمل فيما يجريه من تصرفات يستلزمها القيام بعمله. أثر ذلك: التزام الأخير بما يجريه الأول من تصرفات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٦١/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٧/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٣٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 270.

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