Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 257

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

English translation of the principle

The ship's agent represents the carrier in actions brought by or against it. Absence of liability of the latter. Its consequence. Absence of liability of the former. - Sufficiency of joining the ship's agent as a party in actions arising from the contract of carriage by sea. The reason for this.
Arabic original
وكيل السفينة ممثل للناقل في الدعاوى التي تقام منه أو عليه. انتفاء مسئولية الأخير. مؤداه. انتفاء مسئولية الأول. - كفاية اختصام وكيل السفينة في الدعاوى الناشئة عن عقد النقل البحري. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥٣/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص٧٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 50. PDF pages: 47.

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