Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1471

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

English translation of the principle

Constitution of proceedings. Their validity requires that they be initiated by a litigant or directed against a litigant having capacity to be a party and to litigate at their commencement or upon appeal of the judgment rendered therein. - Nullity of the proceedings for lack of capacity. A recurring nullity affecting the proceedings at all their stages. Its relation to public policy.
Arabic original
انعقاد الخصومة. يشترط لصحتها أن تكون صادرة من خصم أو موجهة إلى خصم يتمتع بأهلية الاختصام والتقاضي عند افتتاحها أو استئناف الحكم الصادر فيها. - بطلان إجراءات الخصومة لعدم الأهلية. بطلان متجدد يلحق الخصومة في جميع مراحلها. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٦/٣/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٦٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 267.

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