Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2002

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

English translation of the principle

The agent’s obligation to perform the agency within its prescribed limits. The agent’s conclusion of a contract outside the limits of the agency in the principal’s name. The rights and obligations arising therefrom do not attach to the principal unless the principal ratifies the transaction.
Arabic original
التزام الوكيل بتنفيذ الوكالة في حدودها المرسومة. إبرامه عقداً خارج حدود الوكالة باسم الأصيل. عدم انصراف ما ينشأ عنه من حقوق والتزامات إلى الأصيل إلا إذا أجاز التصرف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٣٩/٢٠٠٤ مدني جلسة ٢١/١١/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 350. PDF pages: 350.

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