Seeking to develop the Saudi institutional arbitration environment SCCA publishes book on arbitration rules in Saudi judicial rulings

Seeking to develop the Saudi institutional arbitration environment SCCA publishes book on arbitration rules in Saudi judicial rulings

Published Date: 27/06/2021

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The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) has issued second in its series of publications, a study that extracts procedural rules for commercial arbitration from Saudi case law. The research aims to highlight the Saudi justice system’s role in facilitating access to justice through support for arbitration.

SCCA released the results in the form of a book, “Commercial Arbitration Rules Extracted from Judicial Rulings in Saudi Arabia,” authored by Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Slayyim. The book addresses a number of procedural rules for commercial arbitration extracted from Saudi judicial rulings. The 220 rules were drawn from 174 judicial rulings the author selected from among hundreds of rulings on commercial arbitration recorded in publications from the Board of Grievances, the Ministry of Justice, and other sources.

The book, 1074 pages long, includes a list of the procedural rules divided into eight sections, then a detailed account of each judicial ruling on which the author relied in extracting the rules.

Commenting on the release of this publication, SCCA Chairman Dr. Walid Bin Sulaiman Abanumay said: “Based on its role in representing the Kingdom in the field of commercial arbitration locally and internationally, in this publication SCCA has highlighted the essential role played by the Kingdom’s judicial sector in general, and the judiciary in particular, to make arbitration an effective option for achieving justice through the enforcement of national and foreign arbitral awards, and making the awards a reality in the business sector.”

Dr. Abanumay added that the book will reinforce arbitration best practices in Saudi Arabia and will contribute to raising awareness of arbitration as an ADR option in the finance and business sectors. It also represents a serious attempt to harmonize institutional arbitration practices with the practices of judicial institutions in Saudi Arabia.

“This publication embodies the SCCA’s role in promoting a culture of commercial arbitration, strengthening institutional practices, and supporting related research activities,” he continued. “SCCA is a leading institutional arbitration center and a national beacon for the industry, and this book will contribute to enhancing its position as an authority in establishing model procedures and rules for the arbitration industry locally and regionally.”

The book is available for sale at an SCCA-subsidized price at a number of bookstores and sales outlets, and it can be purchased online at the link here.