SCCA: Collection of Public Opinion on Draft of New Rules Continues

Published Date: 15/03/2023

The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) announced that the public consultation on the draft of the new SCCA rules have come to a close, but it will continue to gather public opinion online.

In recent weeks, SCCA has met with a wide range of lawyers, legal advisers, and arbitrators in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai to gather their views on the draft of the new rules, thus reinforcing the commonalities between SCCA and stakeholders and enhancing its ties to the arbitration and legal environment locally and regionally. 

The survey of opinions on SCCA rules comes as SCCA prepares to the launch the new version after its Advisory Committee, which includes top international arbitration experts from Saudi Arabia and around the world, finished drafting the rules in accordance with the latest international standards and arbitration industry practices. 

SCCA said the new rules establish institutional governance in SCCA’s work, ensure consistent compliance with the best international standards and practices in this regard, and enhance the efficiency, flexibility, and transparency of arbitration case management, thus helping make SCCA more attractive to business sectors and firms and facilitating parties’ access to justice through the commercial dispute resolution solutions SCCA provides. 

SCCA invites interested lawyers, legal advisers, arbitrators, and others who wanted to express their views on the draft SCCA rules to click on the link here and submit their thoughts. Public opinion will be collected until the end of the day on Sunday, 19 March 2023.