Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1304

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that a contracting party personally expresses his will to conclude the juridical act. A person acting on behalf of the principal - 270 - Obligation concludes the juridical act in the latter's name and for his account so that its effects accrue to him. Its expression may be express or implied. Example.
Arabic original
الأصل قيام المتعاقد بالتعبير عن إرادته في إبرام التصرف بنفسه. قيام شخص نيابة عن الأصيل - ٢٧٠ - التزام بإبرام التصرف باسم الأخير ولحسابه بحيث تنصرف آثاره إليه. جواز أن يكون التعبير عنه صريحاً أو ضمنياً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٦/٢٠٠٦ مدني جلسة ٢١/٥/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٢ ص ٣٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 270–271.

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