Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 820

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

English translation of the principle

Standing in the action attaches to the defendant whenever the right sought therein exists against him, as the person concerned with it and responsible for it should the plaintiff's entitlement thereto be established. - Ascertaining the litigants' standing in the action and determining its existence or absence. A matter of fact. Example.
Arabic original
الصفة في الدعوى تقوم بالمدعى عليه متى كان الحق المطلوب فيها موجوداً في مواجهته باعتبار أنه صاحب الشأن فيه والمسئول عنه حال ثبوت أحقية المدعي فيه. - تحري صفة الخصوم في الدعوى واستخلاص توافرها أو انتفائها. موضوعي. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣١/١٩٩٨ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٠/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٥٥٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 158. PDF pages: 155.

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