SCA 393/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Civil Costs, Terms, Arbitration
Decision date
1 May 2019
Catchwords
Arbitrator - Failure to Appoint - Costs - Agreement
This case involved an agreement to appoint an arbitrator and rule on costs where there was an agreement to resolve disputes through arbitration between the parties but one of them had failed to appoint an arbitrator.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a company before the court. He requested the court to appoint an arbitrator for the company in accordance with Article 15 of Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M34/1433. He said that the agreed contract with the company stipulated that the two parties could resort to arbitration in case of dispute but the company had failed to appoint an arbitrator.
Decision
The court ruled that a lawyer should be appointed as arbitrator for the company and that the company should pay his expenses of 20000 Riyals.