Arbitration resolves a dispute outside the courts before arbitrators chosen by the parties, ending in a binding award enforceable through the Execution Court. It applies where the contract contains an arbitration clause, or where the parties later agree to refer the dispute to arbitration instead of litigation. For the statutory background on the system itself, see the Saudi Arbitration Law; this page explains the representation we provide.
We represent you as claimant or respondent from commencement through to the award, draft the arbitration clause in your contracts before signature (seat, language, number of arbitrators, governing law), advise on arbitrator selection and challenge, handle actions to set aside an award or defend against them, and enforce domestic and foreign awards through the Execution Court.
Construction and contracting disputes · Supply and supply-chain contracts · Partnership and shareholder disputes · Franchise and commercial agency agreements · Long-term service contracts · Engineering and technical disputes requiring expert input · Joint-venture disputes involving foreign parties.
As soon as you receive notice that arbitration has been commenced against you; when you discover your contract contains an arbitration clause and you intend to litigate (the court will decline jurisdiction); before signing a contract with an unbalanced arbitration clause; or when you need to enforce an award issued in your favour.
Proceedings run before the agreed tribunal or through an institutional centre such as the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration. Actions to set aside an award are heard by the competent Court of Appeal, while the award itself is enforced through the Execution Court once enforcement conditions are met.
We start with the arbitration clause itself, because it determines everything that follows: whether the clause is valid and operative, the seat, language and governing law, and whether procedural time limits have already started running. Many files are lost because the first notice was treated as ordinary correspondence. We then build the defence or claim strategy and prepare submissions and evidence.
Arbitration is faster than litigation but far less forgiving of procedural error: missing a deadline to appoint an arbitrator or file a submission can close a door permanently. We track those deadlines for you, with fair and competitive fees set by the size and complexity of the dispute.
Not on the merits as a court judgment can be. An action to set aside is available only on specific procedural grounds and questions about the validity of the arbitration agreement, not a re-hearing of the substance.
You must raise the jurisdictional objection at the first hearing; staying silent may be treated as a waiver of the arbitration clause and the court will continue hearing the case.
Usually shorter because it is a single instance, but duration depends on the number of arbitrators, the complexity of the dispute, and whether technical expertise is required.
Yes, subject to the statutory procedure and enforcement conditions, submitted through the Execution Court once those conditions are verified.
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