Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2078

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

English translation of the principle

Characterisation of a contract as a commission agency or a contract agency and determination of the rights of its parties. The governing consideration is the contract's provisions and the common intention of the contracting parties at the time the agreement was concluded. - Establishment that the appellant bank is an ordinary sales agent. The challenged judgment's rejection of its plea that the action was inadmissible because it was brought against a party lacking capacity, on the basis that it was a commission agent to whom the effects of the contract accrued. Error and contradiction of what is established in the case papers. - Agency in banking operations:-
Arabic original
تكييف العقد وما إذا كان وكالة بالعمولة أو وكالة عقود وتحديد حقوق طرفيه. العبرة فيه بنصوص العقد والقصد المشترك الذي انصرفت إليه نية المتعاقدين وقت إبرام الاتفاق. - ثبوت أن البنك الطاعن وكيل عادي بالبيع. قضاء الحكم المطعون فيه برفض الدفع المبدي منه بعدم قبول الدعوى لرفعها على غير ذي صفة استناداً إلى أنه وكيلاً بالعمولة تنصرف إليه آثار العقد. خطأ ومخالفة للثابت في الأوراق. - الوكالة في عمليات البنوك:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٥٩/٢٠٠٠ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٥/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 362. PDF pages: 362.

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