Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3705

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

English translation of the principle

An agent acting without representative authority. The effects of the transaction he concludes with a third party do not accrue to the principal, even if the third party is in good faith and believes that he is acting within the limits of his representative authority. The existence of an outward appearance attributable to the principal that supports good faith and is capable of inducing entry into the contract. The effects of the agent's transaction accrue to the principal by virtue of apparent agency. The condition therefor. Article 557 of the Commercial Law.
Arabic original
عمل الوكيل دون نيابة. التصرف الذي يبرمه مع الغير لا ينصرف أثره إلى الموكل ولو كان الغير حسن النية يعتقد أنه يعمل في حدود نيابته. وجود مظهر خارجي منسوب إلى الموكل يدعم حسن النية من شأنه أن يدفع إلى التعاقد. انصراف أثر تصرف الوكيل إلى الموكل بموجب الوكالة الظاهرة. شرط ذلك. م ٥٥٧ من قانون التجارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

( الطعن ٥٥/١٩٧٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٧٩ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 728.

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