SCA 712/2019
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabian Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Enforcement of Judgments, Litigation Procedure & Practice, Arbitration
Decision date
12 Jun 2019
Catchwords
Arbitration Ruling - Enforcement - Deadline - Case
This case involved a request to execute an arbitration award. A key point was the defendant had failed to file a case against the ruling within the legal deadline.
Background
A claimant filed a case against a defendant before the court. He requested the court to execute an arbitration ruling which had issued against the defendant. He said that the defendant had failed to file a case against the ruling within the legal deadline.
Decision
The court ruled that the arbitration ruling should be executed according to Article 51(2) of Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M34/1433 .
The court of appeal upheld the ruling based on the same grounds.