Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3128

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining the scope of agency. Its criterion. Reference to the wording and provisions of the power of attorney. Its interpretation is subject to the trial judge without review. Its condition. - Special agency for transactions for consideration. The type of disposition must be specified therein, and it is permissible not to specify its subject matter. Its difference from agency for gratuitous dispositions such as gifts. The latter must be specific as to the type of disposition and its subject matter.
Arabic original
التعرف على مدي الوكالة. مناطه. الرجوع إلى عبارات التوكيل ونصوصه. خضوع تفسيره لقاضي الموضوع بغير معقب. شرطه. - الوكالة الخاصة في المعاوضات. لا بد من أن يبين بها نوع التصرف ويصح عدم تحديد المحل الذي يقع عليه. اختلافها عن الوكالة في التبرعات كالهبة. إذ يجب أن تكون خاصة في نوع التصرف ومحله.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٩/٩٩ مدني جلسة ٣٠/٤/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 610.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace