Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 818

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion for capacity is the establishment of the litigant's legal personality, whether a natural or legal person. Its absence. Its effect. Absolute nullity of the proceedings, relating to public policy. An example concerning the joinder of a person under interdiction represented by the Public Authority for Minors Affairs.
Arabic original
مناط الأهلية هو ثبوت الشخصية القانونية للخصم شخصاً طبيعياً أواعتبارياً. انتفاؤها. أثره. بطلان إجراءات الدعوى بطلاناً مطلقاً متعلقاً بالنظام العام. مثال بشأن اختصام محجور عليه تمثله الهيئة العامة لشئون القصرّ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٤/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٦/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س٣٦ ج٢ ص ٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 177. PDF pages: 177.

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