Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 587

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An agent’s contracting outside the limits of his agency or without any authorization at all. Its effect. The contract is ineffective against the principal unless he ratifies it or acknowledges it expressly or implicitly. - Treating silence as evidence of ratification of the disposition. Its condition. The principal’s knowledge that the agent exceeded the limits of his agency. - 117 - Procedure
Arabic original
تعاقد الوكيل خارج حدود وكالته أو دون توكيل أصلاً. أثره. عدم نفاذ العقد في حق الأصيل إلا بإجازته أو حصول إقرار منه صراحة أو ضمنياً. - اعتبار السكوت دليلاً على إجازة التصرف. شرطه. علم الموكل بمجاوزة الوكيل حدود وكالته. - ١١٧ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٥١/٢٠٠٠ إداري جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٣٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 117. PDF pages: 114.

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