Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 294

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

English translation of the principle

Contract agency—and arrangements treated equivalently—is a contract of mutual interest. The principal may not dismiss the agent and terminate the contract without fault on the agent’s part; otherwise, he is obliged to compensate for the damage suffered by the agent. Article 281 of the Civil Code.
Arabic original
وكالة العقود –وما في حكمها- من عقود المصلحة المشتركة. لا يجوز للموكل عزل الوكيل وإنهاء العقد دون خطأ من جانب الوكيل وإلا كان ملزماً بتعويض عن الضرر الذي لحقه. م ٢٨١ مدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧٠/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج٣ ص٢٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 58. PDF pages: 55.

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