Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3555

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

English translation of the principle

Transactions undertaken by the agent within the limits of the agency are binding upon the principal and their effects accrue to him. Ascertaining the scope of the agency and the legal transactions it encompasses which the agent is authorized to undertake. A question of fact. The condition therefor. An example concerning abandonment of proceedings before the Court of Appeal after expiry of the time limit for challenging it.
Arabic original
التصرفات التي يجريها الوكيل في حدود الوكالة تنفذ في حق الموكل وينصرف أثرها إليه. التعرف على سعة الوكالة وما تشتمله من تصرفات قانونية تخول الوكيل القيام بها. موضوعي. شرط ذلك. مثال لترك الخصومة أمام محكمة الاستئناف بعد فوات ميعاد الطعن فيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٦/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - ٣٦ ج ١ ص ٤٣٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 697.

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