Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 228

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

English translation of the principle

The principal’s replacement of the contract agent—or a person treated as such—with a new agent. Its effect. The latter’s joint and several liability with the principal for payment of the compensation awarded to the former agent if it is established that the former agent’s dismissal resulted from collusion between them.
Arabic original
استبدال الموكل بوكيل العقود- أو من في حكمه- وكيلاً جديداً. أثره. مسئولية الأخير بالتضامن مع الموكل في الوفاء بالتعويضات المحكوم بها للوكيل السابق إذا ثبت أن عزل الوكيل السابق كان نتيجة تواطؤ بينهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٩/١٩٩٩ تجاري جلسة ٧/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 45. PDF pages: 42.

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