Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 597

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

English translation of the principle

A guardian's representation of a minor. Legal representation. Its purpose is to preserve the minor's property and not harm it. The guardian's waiver of the child's right harms the minor's property and falls outside the limits of - 119 - Civil Procedure guardianship. The effect thereof. This waiver is not effective against the minor. Example.
Arabic original
نيابة الولي عن القاصر. نيابة قانونية. الغرض منها المحافظة على أموال القاصر وعدم الإضرار بها. تنازل الولي عن حق الصغير يضر بأموال القاصر ويخرج عن حدود - ١١٩ - المرافعات الولاية. أثر ذلك. عدم نفاذ هذا التنازل في حق القاصر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٨٤ مدني جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الأول ص٧٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 119. PDF pages: 116–117.

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