Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1978

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Legal acts performed by the agent. Their effectiveness against the principal and the attribution of their effects to him. Its condition. That they fall within the limits of the agency. - Ascertaining the extent of the agency and the legal acts it encompasses which the principal authorized the agent to perform. Within the authority of the trial court, by reference to the wording of the power of attorney, its provisions, and the circumstances in which it was issued.
Arabic original
التصرفات التي يجريها الوكيل. نفاذها في حق الموكل وانصراف أثرها إليه. شرطه. أن تكون في حدود الوكالة. - التعرف على مدى سعة الوكالة وما تشتمل عليه من تصرفات قانونية خول الموكل الوكيل في إجرائها. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع وذلك بالرجوع إلى عبارة التوكيل وما جرت به نصوصه والملابسات التي صدر فيها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن الطعن ٢٦٧/٩٩ مدني جلسة ١٨/١٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد السادس ص ٧٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 346. PDF pages: 346.

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