Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 840

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

English translation of the principle

The defendant has standing in the action whenever the right claimed therein exists against him. Example.
Arabic original
الصفة في الدعوى تقوم بالمدعي عليه متى كان الحق المطلوب فيها موجوداً في مواجهته. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٤٣/٩٦ تجاري جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الرابع ص ٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 183. PDF pages: 183.

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