Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 829

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

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship. It is not a legal person. Implication thereof: its existence derives from the person of its owner, and it has no entity or legal existence independent of the person of its proprietor. Rather, it is part of his patrimony. A judgment rendered against the sole proprietorship rather than its proprietor. Its effect. Its nonexistence. This pertains to public policy. Effect thereof.
Arabic original
المنشآة الفردية. لا تُعد شخصاً اعتبارياً. مودى ذلك: أن وجودها مستمد من شخص مالكها وليس لها كيان أو وجود قانوني مستقل عن شخص صاحبها. بل هي جزء من ذمته المالية. صدور الحكم على المؤسسة الفردية دون صاحبها. أثره. انعدامه. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. أثر ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٨/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٥/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٨ ج ٢ ص ١٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 180. PDF pages: 180.

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