Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1114

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 part of its owner’s patrimony and lacks capacity to acquire rights or bear obligations and lacks capacity to be a party to litigation. The person with standing in litigation concerning it is the person operating it.
Arabic original
المنشأة الفردية جزء من ذمة صاحبها وليست أهلاً لتلتقي الحقوق أو تحمل الالتزامات وليست لها أهلية الإختصام. صاحب الصفة في المخاصمة بشأنها هو القائم باستغلالها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٠/١٩٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٨/١٢/١٩٩٤ 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.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace