SCA 2056/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Decision date
29 Apr 2019
Catchwords
Arbitrator - Third - Appointment
This case involved a request to appoint a third arbitrator. A key point was the company had not yet appointed their own arbitrator.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a company before the court. He said that he agreed with the company to execute a contracting project. He said that the two parties had agreed to resort to arbitration in case of a dispute. He requested the court to appoint a third arbitrator.
Decision
The court said that the claimant had requested the court to appoint a third arbitrator though the company had not appointed their arbitrator yet.
The claimant relinquished their request.
The court approved the relinquishment of the request made by the claimant.