SCA 1092/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Decision date
9 Sept 2019
Catchwords
Appointment - Arbitrator - Arbitration Agreement
This case involved the court appointment of an arbitrator after the court rejected a case because of the existence of an arbitration agreement.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to appoint an arbitrator on the defendant's behalf. He said that he had filed a case against the defendant but the court decided that it would not consider the case due to the existence of an arbitration condition.
Decision
The court decided to appoint an arbitrator on the defendant's behalf.
The defendant said that he wanted to appoint another arbitrator.
The court decided that the dispute was settled as the defendant had appointed his arbitrator.