Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 859

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

English translation of the principle

Standing in an action. It exists in the defendant whenever the right sought therein exists against him, as the person concerned with it and responsible for it if the plaintiff's entitlement thereto is established. - Ascertaining the parties' standing and determining its existence or absence. A matter for the court of merits. The condition thereof.
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 المدعى فيه. - تحري صفة الخصوم واستخلاص توافرها أو انتفائها. موضوعي. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٧/٢٠٠٥ مدني جلسة ١٧/٥/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السابع ص١٢٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 164. PDF pages: 161.

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