Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4154

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

English translation of the principle

A lawyer’s agreement to a fee proportionate to the amount or value of what is sought in the action or awarded therein. Impermissible. The condition for this.
Arabic original
اتفاق المحامي على أجر ينُسب إلى قدر أو قيمة ما هو مطلوب في الدعوى أو مايحكم به فيها. غير جائز. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٢/١٩٩٧ مدني جلسة ٢/٣/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 728. PDF pages: 725.

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