Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3614

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

English translation of the principle

The agent's contracting with a third party in the principal's name. Its effect. The contract is regarded as having emanated from the principal, who acquires the rights arising from it and bears the obligations resulting from it.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل مع الغير باسم الموكل. أثره. اعتبار العقد كأنه صادر من الموكل فيكسب ما ينشأ عنه من حقوق ويتحمل ما يترتب عليه من التزامات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٦٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٤٣) (والطعن ١٩٥/٢٠٠٤ إداري جلسة ١٨/١٠/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 709.

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