Summary
- The judicial system in the kingdom previously adopted the principle of free litigation. However, with the new Judicial Costs Law (the “Law”) litigation will no longer be entirely free of charge.
- The Law regulates the costs for filing certain lawsuits or requests raised to general judicial courts. The aim of the Law is to reduce frivolous claims and requests.
- The Law depends heavily on and refers often to its implementing regulations, which are yet to be issued.
- The general rule with the judicial costs on lawsuits brought by claimants is that the cost will equal 5% of the value of the dispute, with a-cap of one million Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR 1,000,000).
- To ensure expedited judicial proceedings and not to delay the issuing of judgments, as a general rule, the court will hear lawsuits requests brought before it, and make its decisions regardless of whether costs have been paid. The implementing regulations will specify the procedures of collecting the costs from the parties.
- However, the following will not be subject to fees: Read more
