Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3660

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

English translation of the principle

The lawyer's obligation towards his client. An obligation to perform work in which he exercises a degree of care. The general rule concerning this care. - 718 - Agency - Contractual fault in an obligation to exercise care. Its nature. - The lawyer's contractual liability towards his client. It arises through his failure to perform his duty in a manner that deprives the client of an opportunity, even if the benefit from it was a possibility. The effect of this liability arising: compensation.
Arabic original
التزام المحامي قبل موكله. التزام بعمل يبذل فيه قدراً من العناية. الأصل في هذه العناية. - 718 - وكالة - الخطأ العقدي في الالتزام ببذل عناية. ماهيته. - مسؤولية المحامي العقدية قبل موكله. تتحقق بتقصيره في أداء واجبه بما يفوت الفرصة على الموكل حتى ولو كانت الإفادة فيها أمراً محتملا.ً أثر تحقق هذه المسؤولية: التعويض.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/١٩٩٠ تجاري جلسة ٩/١٢/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ١٠٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 718–719.

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