Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 291

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

English translation of the principle

Agency is a non-binding contract. Its import. The principal may dismiss his agent at any time or restrict his agency even if it is for a specified term, unless the agency is in the agent's interest. This concerns public policy, and agreement to the contrary is impermissible. The principal incurs no liability therefor unless he dismisses his agent without reasonable justification or at an inappropriate time. The judgment's contravention of this and its treating agency as a binding contract where a term has been agreed for it, such that the agent may not be dismissed before its expiry. This renders it defective and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
الوكالة عقد غير لازم. مؤدى ذلك. للموكل أن يعزل وكيله في أي وقت أو يقيد وكالته ولو كانت محدده بأجل معين ما لم تكن الوكالة لصالح الوكيل. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام فلا يجوز الاتفاق على مخالفتها. ولا تترتب مسئولية الموكل عن ذلك إلا إذا كان قد عزل وكيله بغير مبرر معقول أو في وقت غير مناسب. مخالفة الحكم ذلك واعتباره الوكالة عقداً لازماً إذا اتفق على مدة لها فلا يجوز عزل الوكيل قبل انتهاءها. يعيبه ويُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٩٣/٢٠٠٣ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٧٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 57. PDF pages: 54.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace