Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4199

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

English translation of the principle

A lawyer's agency. Its formation, termination, and all its other rules are subject to the general rules governing the agency contract in the Civil Code. - Remunerated agency. The agreed remuneration is subject to assessment by the trial judge unless voluntarily paid after performance of the agency. - Assessment of the effort expended by the lawyer and the benefit accruing to the client. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition for this.
Arabic original
وكالة المحامي. تخضع في انعقادها وانقضائها وسائر أحكامها للقواعد العامة المتعلقة بعقد الوكالة في القانون المدني. - الوكالة المأجورة. خضوع الأجر المتفق عليه فيها لتقدير قاضي الموضوع إلا إذا دُفع طوعاً بعد تنفيذ الوكالة. - تقدير ما بذله المحامي من جهد وما عاد على الموكل من نفع. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١١/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٧ ج٣ ص ١٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 738. PDF pages: 735.

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