SCA 1137/2019 issued on 02/05/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Decision date
2 May 2019
Catchwords
Arbitrator - Appointment
This case involved the request to appoint an arbitration authority. Although the parties each appointed their own arbitrator. They failed to agree on the appointment of the third arbitrator.
Background
The representative of the claimant filed a claim to the Appeal Court of Riyadh requesting the appointment of an arbitration authority.
Decision
The court considered the case and the two sides agreed on appointing an arbitrator for the claimant and one for the defendant. However, they could not agree on appointing a third arbitrator and asked the court to appoint him.
The court decided to appoint an arbitrator pursuant to Article 24(2) of Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M34/1433 and specified the fees would be 400,000 riyals.