Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 21

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

English translation of the principle

Legal personality ceases upon the death of a natural person. - Proceedings can exist only between living persons; otherwise, they are nonexistent. The effect of this.
Arabic original
الشخصية القانونية تزول بوفاة الشخص الطبيعي. - الخصومة لا تقوم إلا بين أشخاص على قيد الحياة وإلا كانت معدومة. أثر ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٩/١٩٩٢ تجاري جلسة ٥/٦/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الأول ص٣٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 8. PDF pages: 5.

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