Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3682

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

English translation of the principle

A lawyer's appearance as agent for a litigant and proof of that agency before the court. This makes him the representative of the person who granted the litigation agency, and accordingly the principal is present in the proceedings and, as one of their parties, is subject to the effect of the judgment rendered therein.
Arabic original
حضور محام بصفته وكيلاً عن أحد الخصوم وإثباته هذه الوكالة أمام المحكمة. يجعله ممثلاً لمن صدرت منه الوكالة بالخصومة ومن ثم يكون الموكل ماثلاً في الخصومة وينصرف إليه بوصفه أحد أطرافها أثر الحكم الصادر فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠٢/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 723.

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