SCA 1288/2019

This case involved the right of the court to appoint an arbitrator.

Background

A company filed a case against another company before the court. The company said that the two parties had agreed on arbitration in case of a dispute. One company had appointed their arbitrator but the other company had failed to do so. The company requested the court to appoint an arbitrator for the other company.

Decision

The court said that the case documents had revealed that the two parties agreed on arbitration in case of a dispute but the other company had failed to appoint their arbitrator. The court said that Article 15 of Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M34/1433 stipulated that if one of the disputed parties failed to appoint an arbitrator within 15 days of the request, the court should appoint an arbitrator for them.

The court appointed an arbitrator for the other company.