Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 741

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship is not a juridical person with an independent patrimony. The person with standing to litigate on its behalf before the courts is its proprietor.
Arabic original
المنشأة الفردية لا تعد شخصاً اعتبارياً لها ذمة مالية مستقلة. صاحب الصفة في المخاصمة عنها أمام القضاء صاحبها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٤/٨٨ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٤٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 164. PDF pages: 164.

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