Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1113

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

English translation of the principle

A sole proprietorship lacks capacity to acquire rights and assume obligations and has no personality for the purposes of litigation. It is an element of its owner's patrimony, and the owner is the person with standing to litigate on its behalf before the courts.
Arabic original
المنشأة الفردية ليست أهلاً لتلقي الحقوق وتحمّل الالتزامات ولا تثبت لها شخصية الإختصام. هي عنصر من عناصر ذمة مالكها المالية صاحب الصفة في المخاصمة عنها أمام القضاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٣٨، ٤٠/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ٤/١٢/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٩٨٠)

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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