Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 174

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that transactions concluded by an agent outside the scope of an agency are not effective against the principal unless the latter ratifies them. The exception. The apparent agent is deemed a representative of the principal. His transaction is effective against the principal. The condition thereof.
Arabic original
الأصل أن التصرفات التي يبرمها الوكيل خارج نطاق وكالة لا تنفذ في حق الموكل ما لم يجزها الأخير. الاستثناء. الوكيل الظاهر يعتبر نائباً عن الموكل. نفاذ تصرفه في حق الموكل. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤١/١٩٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٩/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص١١٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 35. PDF pages: 32.

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