Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 755

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

English translation of the principle

A plea of lack of standing. A substantive defence established to protect the person for whose benefit it was instituted. It may be raised at any stage of the proceedings. Raising it for the first time on appeal is permissible.
Arabic original
الدفع بانعدام الصفة. دفع موضوعي مقرر لحماية من وضع لصالحه. جواز إبدائه في أية حالة كانت عليها الدعوى. إبداؤه في الاستئناف لأول مرة جائز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٠/١٩٨٥ تجاري جلسة ١٢/٣/١٩٨٦ مج القسم الثاني المجلد الثاني ص٧٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 149. PDF pages: 146.

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