Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2027

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment that the apparent agent is a non-Kuwaiti prohibited from engaging in trade for his own account or owning a commercial establishment, and that his signature on the papers of the establishment he represents was in his capacity as its representative. This indicates the good faith of the person dealing with him, in that he could only be a representative of its owner, thereby establishing apparent agency. Disregarding this indication constitutes error, unsound reasoning and a contradiction of what is established in the papers.
Arabic original
ثبوت أن الوكيل الظاهر غير كويتي يحظر عليه العمل بالتجارة لحساب نفسه أو تملك منشأة تجارية وأن توقيعه على أوراق المؤسسة التي يمثلها كان بإعتباره ممثلاً لها. دلالة ذلك على حسن نية من تعامل معه بأنه لا يمكن إلا أن يكون نائباً عن صاحبها بما تتحقق به الوكالة الظاهرة. مخالفة هذه الدلالة خطأ وفساد ومخالفة للثابت بالأوراق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/٨٦ تجاري جلسة ٣١/١٢/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ١٠٤٩)

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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