Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3625

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

English translation of the principle

An agent contracting without representative authority. The effect: it does not take effect in relation to the principal. The principal's express or implied ratification of the transaction. Its consequence. Ratification may not be withdrawn, and the transaction takes effect in relation to him from the date of contracting. The reason for that. - Inferring what constitutes the principal's ratification of his agent's act exceeding the limits of the agency. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition for that.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل دون نيابة. أثره: عدم انصرافه إلى الموكل. إقرار الموكل صراحة أو ضمناً للتصرف. مؤداه. عدم جواز الرجوع فيه وانصراف أثره إليه من يوم التعاقد. علة ذلك. - استخلاص ما يعتبر إجازة من الموكل لعمل وكيله المجاوز لحدود الوكالة. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٥/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/٤/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٤٤)

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

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