Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2227

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

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship. Is not a legal person. Its implication: its existence derives from the person of its owner, and it has no entity or legal existence independent of the person of its proprietor. Rather, it is part of his patrimony. A judgment rendered against the sole proprietorship rather than its proprietor. Its effect. Its non-existence. This pertains to public policy. The effect thereof. - 369 - Civil Procedure Interpretation of the judgment
Arabic original
المنشآة الفردية. لا تُعد شخصاً اعتبارياً. مؤدى ذلك: أن وجودها مستمد من شخص مالكها وليس لها كيان أو وجود قانوني مستقل عن شخص صاحبها. بل هي جزء من ذمته المالية. صدور الحكم على المؤسسة الفردية دون صاحبها. أثره. انعدامه. تعلق ذلك بالنظام العام. أثر ذلك. - ٣٦٩ - المرافعات تفسير الحكم
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٨/٢٠٠٩ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٥/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٨ ج٢ ص١٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 369. PDF pages: 366.

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