Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 303

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

English translation of the principle

The guardian’s representation of a minor. Statutory representation. Its purpose is to preserve the minor’s assets and not prejudice them. A guardian’s waiver of a right of the child harms the minor’s assets and exceeds the limits of guardianship. The effect thereof. Such waiver is ineffective against the minor. Example.
Arabic original
نيابة الولي عن القاصر. نيابة قانونية. الغرض منها المحافظة على أموال القاصر وعدم الإضرار بها. تنازل الولي عن حق للصغير يضر بأموال القاصر ويخرج عن حدود الولاية. أثر ذلك. عدم نفاذ هذا التنازل في حق القاصر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٨٤ تجاري جلسة ٧/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول المجلد الثاني ص٨١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 63. PDF pages: 60.

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