Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2960

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule in an agency contract is that the principal is not restricted, in choosing his agent, to a person belonging to a particular class or related to him by blood or marriage. The exception. Agency before the court.
Arabic original
الأصل في عقد الوكالة ألا يتقيد الموكل في اختيار وكيله بأن يكون من طائفة معينة أو تكون له به صلة قرابة أو مصاهرة. الاستثناء. الوكالة أمام المحكمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٤/٩٦ مدني جلسة ٢٨/٤/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٤٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 551. PDF pages: 551.

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