Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 761

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

English translation of the principle

An agent's failure to disclose his capacity in contracts he concludes with third parties. Does not in itself indicate that his agency is a sham. The offence of issuing a cheque without funds is committed by the drawer even if he was authorized as agent to issue it, and he is deemed a principal perpetrator thereof. The reason for this.
Arabic original
عدم افصاح الوكيل عن صفته في العقود التي يبرمها مع الغير. لا يفيد بذاته صورية توكيله. جريمة اصدار شيك بدون رصيد تقع على الساحب ولو كان موكلاً في إصداره ويعتبر فاعلاً أصلياً فيها. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ٦/١١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 144. PDF pages: 144.

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