Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1111

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship is not a juridical person with a separate patrimony; rather, it is part of its owner’s patrimony, and he is the person with standing to litigate on its behalf before the courts.
Arabic original
المنشأة الفردية لا تعد شخصاً اعتبارياً له ذمة مستقلة بل هي جزء من ذمة صاحبها وهو صاحب الصفة في المخاصمة عنها أمام القضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢/١٩ تجاري جلسة ٢١/٣/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 201. PDF pages: 201.

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