быть истцом и ответчиком в суде

13:13 Jan 6, 2010 

Alexander, I´m afraid you misunderstood my comments. I´m far from finding fault with "to sue and being sued", quite on the contrary, I find it excellent when being used with to be capable of .... What I find somewhat disconcerting here is the combination of your term with "to have the right of " (being sued).

09:42 Jan 6, 2010 

Ellen, "capable of suing and being sued" is the standard wording, as I also mentioned in my answer. This formula is used in documents of incorporation and, strictly speaking, it describes legal capability rather than right. The corresponding formula used in Russian law and in all Russian charters is "Общество может быть истцом и ответчиком в суде".
The other formula (bring or defend any action in court) is typical for powers of attorney and similar documents and deals with right proper.
We do not know what the asker is translating and what the context is. So it's up to the asker to choose.

20:47 Jan 5, 2010 

the answer "sue and be sued" sounds fine, if the sentence reads, as in Angela´s link, X is capable of suing and being sued. What sounds less fine is the phrase of the original text where it reads "X has the right to sue and be sued " to be entitled to sue is comprehensible, but "to have the right to be sued" IMO is an awkward formulation.