Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 277

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

English translation of the principle

Termination of the lawyer's agency. Its effect. An obligation to return the power of attorney and original documents to his client even if he has not received his fees. He may only retain them until the latter pays him the expenses of obtaining copies thereof suitable as supporting evidence in claiming those fees.
Arabic original
انقضاء وكالة المحامي. أثره. إلزام برد سند التوكيل والمستندات الأصلية لموكله ولو لم يكن قد حصل على أتعابه. له فقط حبسها إلى أن يؤدي له الأخير مصروفات استخراج صور منها تصلح سنداً في المطالبة بهذه الأتعاب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/١٩٨٨ مدني جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثالث ص١٠٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 54. PDF pages: 51.

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