Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2026

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

English translation of the principle

An agent acting without representative authority. The effects of the transaction he concludes with a third party do not extend to the principal, even if the third party acts in good faith, believing that he is acting within the limits of his representative authority. An outward appearance attributable to the principal supporting good faith and capable of inducing entry into the contract. The effects of the agent's transaction extend to the principal by virtue of apparent agency. Condition for this. Article 557 of the Commercial Code.
Arabic original
عمل الوكيل دون نيابة. التصرف الذي يبرمه مع الغير لا ينصرف أثره إلى الموكل ولو كان الغير حسن النية يعتقد أنه يعمل في حدود نيابته. جود مظهر خارجي منسوب إلى الموكل يدعم حسن النية من شأنه أن يدفع إلى التعاقد. انصراف أثر تصرف الوكيل إلى الموكل بموجب الوكالة الظاهرة. شرط ذلك. م ٥٥٧ من قانون التجارة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٥/١٩٧٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٧٩ - مج ٧ س ص ٢٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 354. PDF pages: 354.

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