Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 258

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

English translation of the principle

The ship's agent is the maritime carrier's representative in actions arising from maritime transport operations brought by or against the carrier in the locality where the agent's office is situated. Absence of liability of the maritime carrier. Its implication. Absence of liability of the ship's agent.
Arabic original
وكيل السفينة هو الممثل للناقل البحري في الدعاوى الناشئة عن أعمال النقل البحري والتي تقام منه أو عليه في الجهة التي يقع بها مقر الوكيل. انتفاء مسئولية الناقل البحري. مؤداه. انتفاء مسئولية وكيل السفينة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٤/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١١/٥/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٧١)

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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