Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 622

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

English translation of the principle

The criterion of capacity is the establishment of the litigant's legal personality as a condition for the validity of the proceedings in the action. The litigant'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 للأهلية. جزاؤه البطلان.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٨٩ مدني جلسة ٥/٢/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الأول ص٦٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 125. PDF pages: 122.

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