Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3624

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

English translation of the principle

An agent contracting beyond the limits of his agency or without any authorization at all. Its effect: the contract is not effective against the principal unless he ratifies it or expressly or implicitly approves it. - 710 - Agency - Treating silence as evidence of his ratification of the transaction. Its condition. The principal's knowledge that the agent has exceeded the limits of his agency.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل خارج حدود وكالته أو دون توكيل أصلا.ً أثره: عدم نفاذ العقد في حق الأصيل إلا بإجازته أو حصول إقرار منه صراحة أو ضمناً. - 710 - وكالة - اعتبار السكوت دليلاً على إجازته للتصرف. شرطه. علم الموكل بمجاوزة الوكيل حدود وكالته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥١/٢٠٠٠ إداري جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٨٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 710–711.

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