Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3703

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

English translation of the principle

The agent's contracting for the principal's account within the limits of his agency. It is attributable to the principal, and all its rights accrue to him. His contracting beyond the limits of his agency or without authorization. The effectiveness of the disposition against the principal is suspended pending his ratification. His failure to ratify it. Its effect. His release from the contract. The existence of an outward appearance inducing a third party to believe that he is dealing with an agent acting within the limits of his agency. Attribution of the disposition to the principal on the basis of apparent agency. The condition for that.
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل لحساب الموكل في حدود وكالته. انصرافه إلى الموكل وتعود كل حقوقه إليه. تعاقده خارج حدود وكالته أو دون توكيل. نفاذ التصرف في حق الموكل موقوفاً على إجازته. عدم إجازته. أثرها. تحلله من العقد. وجود مظهر خارجي يدعو الغير إلى أنه يتعامل مع وكيل في حدود وكالته. انصراف التصرف إلى الموكل على أساس الوكالة الظاهرة. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

( الطعن ١٥/١٩٧٨ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٧٩ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 727.

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