Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 649

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

English translation of the principle

Valid constitution of the litigation. Its condition. The litigant must possess capacity to litigate. Import thereof. Capacity is not a condition for admissibility of the action but a condition for the validity of its proceedings. Consequence thereof. A plea of nullity of a procedural act based on the diminished capacity of a litigant in the action is a formal plea concerning procedure and is not a substantive defence.
Arabic original
انعقاد الخصومة صحيحة. شرطه. أن يثبت للخصم أهلية التقاضي. مفاد ذلك. أن الأهلية ليست شرطاً لقبول الدعوى وإنما شرطاً لصحة إجراءاتها. مؤداه. أن الدفع ببطلان الإجراء المبني على نقص أهلية أحد الخصوم في الدعوى هو دفع شكلي متعلق بالإجراءات وليس من الدفوع الموضوعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٠/٢٠٠١ تجاري جلسة ١٤/١٠/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث ص٣٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 130. PDF pages: 127.

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