Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3399

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

English translation of the principle

Standing in the action exists in the plaintiff where he is the holder of the right claimed therein, upon establishment of the defendant’s obligation in respect of it and responsibility for it. It attaches to the litigant himself, not to his representative or agent in the action. Investigating the existence or absence of such standing. A factual matter independently determined by the trial court.
Arabic original
الصفة في الدعوى تقوم بالمدعي متى كان هو صاحب الحق المطلوب فيها حال ثبوت التزام المدعى عليه به ومسئوليته عنه. ثبوتها للخصم ذاته وليس لممثله أو نائبه في الدعوى. تحري توافر تلك الصفة من عدمه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٦٩٥، ٦٩٧/١٩٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٤/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص١٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 650. PDF pages: 647.

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