Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 434

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

English translation of the principle

The management appointed over the bank by the Iraqi occupation authorities. Its representation of the bank is usurping and unlawful representation. The effect of this. Its acts and procedures are nonexistent as against the bank as a juridical person. An example concerning an endorsement by an Iraqi bank manager on a demand to it for the amount of a letter of guarantee and its effect on the bank's obligation to pay that amount.
Arabic original
الإدارة المعينة على البنك من قبل سلطات الاحتلال العراقي. نيابتها على البنك نيابة غاصبة غير شرعية. أثر ذلك. انعدام تصرفاتها وإجراءاتها في مواجهته كشخص معنوي. مثال بشأن تأشيرة مدير عراقي لبنك على مطالبته بقيمة خطاب ضمان وأثر ذلك على التزام البنك بدفع قيمته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٨/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ١٥/٥/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 88. PDF pages: 88.

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