The Civil Transactions Law (the CTL) enacted by Royal Decree No M/191 (the Royal Decree) has been in full effect for over a year, seeding...
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The Saudi Civil Transactions Law (the Saudi Civil Code) entered into force on 16 December 2023 and applies retrospectively with a few...
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On 19 June 2023, Saudi Arabia published the long-awaited Civil Transactions Law (the KSA Civil Code) after it was signed into law by...
New amendments under Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is introducing new amendments to its as yet...
Introduction The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) has released its new Arbitration Rules which came into effect on 1 May...
Saudi Arabia is introducing major reforms to its legal system as part of Vision 2030. This includes modernising areas of commercial law...
Bank guarantees are an essential feature, and key form of security, in construction contracts. At different stages of the project...
Termination clauses feature in virtually every construction contract. They are particularly important in the construction industry due to...
Unlike other jurisdictions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s legal system is based almost exclusively on the teachings of Islam. Article...
The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based primarily on Shari’a law. Uniquely in the Arab world, it has incorporated a vast body of...
In June 2020, we posted a blog regarding construction claims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during COVID-19 (available here). Under...