Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4178

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

English translation of the principle

A lawyer's appearance as agent for one of the litigants and his establishing that agency before the court makes him the representative of the person who granted the litigation agency; accordingly, the principal is present in the litigation, and the effect of the judgment rendered therein extends to him as one of its parties.
Arabic original
حضور محام بصفته وكيلاً عن أحد الخصوم وإثباته هذه الوكالة أمام المحكمة يجعله ممثلاً لمن صدرت منه الوكالة بالخصومة ومن ثم يكون الموكل ماثلاً في الخصومة وينصرف إليه بوصفه أحد أطرافها أثر الحكم الصادر فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠٢/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٢/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد العاشر ص١٥٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 733. PDF pages: 730.

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