Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1011

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The basis of capacity is the establishment of the party’s legal personality as a condition for the validity of procedures in the action. The party’s lack of capacity. Its sanction is nullity.
Arabic original
مناط الأهلية هو ثبوت الشخصية القانونية للخصم باعتبارها شرطاً لصحة الإجراءات في الدعوى افتقاد الخصم للأهلة. جزاؤه البطلان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٨٩ مدني جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٤٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 193. PDF pages: 190.

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