Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 766

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

English translation of the principle

The two elements of the coming into existence of a legal person. A sole proprietorship does not enjoy legal personality and does not have capacity to be a party to proceedings. The person conducting proceedings on its behalf is its owner, as it is a portion of his patrimony, attached to him and inseparable from him. Nullity of an appeal brought by it.
Arabic original
عنصرا نشوء الشخص الاعتباري. المنشأة الفردية لا تتمتع بالشخصية الاعتبارية ولا تثبت لها أهلية الاختصام. من يباشر عنها الخصومة هو صاحبها بحسبانها بضعة من ذمته المالية ترتبط به ولا تنفك عنه. بطلان الطعن المرفوع منها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/٩٤ عمالي جلسة ٢٠/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٥٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 168. PDF pages: 168.

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