Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3937

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

English translation of the principle

Commercial contract agency(*). Ordinary agency. The agent therein is merely a representative of the principal. The effects of the transaction accrue directly to the principal. The effect thereof. Establishment of a direct relationship between the agent and the person with whom he contracted. Its effect. Each has recourse against the other if he breaches his obligation. When the agent is considered a guarantor: if he binds himself.
Arabic original
وكالة العقود التجارية(*). وكالة عادية. الوكيل فيها مجرد ممثل للموكل. انصراف آثار الصفقة إلى الموكل مباشرة. أثر ذلك. قيام علاقة مباشرة بين الوكيل ومن تعاقد معه. أثرها. رجوع كلٍ على الآخر إذا أخل بالتزامه. متى يُعد الوكيل ضامناً: إذا ألزم نفسه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 773.

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