Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3841

The general rule is termination of agency upon the death of the principal or the agent or loss of capacity by either. Article 716 of the Civil Code. - Termination of agency upon the death of either party. Is not a matter of public policy. An agreement to the contrary is permissible in the contract itself or pursuant to a subsequent agreement that the heirs replace the agent in the event of his death. The absence, in the contract or a subsequent agreement, of a provision indicating continuation of the agency. Its necessary consequence. Termination of the contract by operation of law upon death. Example concerning termination of agency owing to the agent’s death and the absence of an agreement for its continuation. - 754 - Agency