Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 796

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

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship has no capacity to acquire rights and assume obligations and has no personality to be a party to proceedings. It is an element of its owner's patrimony; he has standing to litigate on its behalf before the courts. - 154 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
المنشأة الفردية ليست أهلاً لتلقى الحقوق وتحمل الالتزامات ولا تثبت لها شخصية الاختصام. هي عنصر من عناصر ذمة مالكها المالية صاحب الصفة في المخاصمة عنها أمام القضاء. - ١٥٤ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٨، ٤٠/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثاني ص٨٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 154. PDF pages: 151.

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