SAUDI ARABIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Zeyad Khoshaim, Abdullah Alajlan and Kamil Mehiz Khoshaim & Associates Contents 1. General p.666 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.666 1.2 Key Industries p.666 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.666 1.4 National Courts p.667 2. Governing Legislation p.667 2.1 Governing Law p.667 2.2 Changes to National Law p.667 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.668 3.1 Enforceability p.668 3.2 Arbitrability p.668 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.669 3.4 Validity p.669 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.669 4.1 Limits on Selection p.669 4.2 Default Procedures p.669 4.3 Court Intervention p.670 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.670 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.671 5. Jurisdiction p.671 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.671 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.671 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.671 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.671 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.671 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.671 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.672
Iraq
Jordan
Iran
Kuwait
Qatar
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
U.A.E.
Sudan
Yemen
8. Evidence p.674 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.674 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.675 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.675 9. Confidentiality p.675 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.675 10. The Award p.675 10.1 Legal Requirements p.675 10.2 Types of Remedies p.676 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.676 11. Review of an Award p.677 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.677 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.677
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.677 12. Enforcement of an Award p.678 12.1 New York Convention p.678 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.678 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.679 13. Miscellaneous p.680 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.680 13.2 Ethical Codes p.680 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.680 13.4 Consolidation p.680 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.681
6.1 Types of Relief p.672 6.2 Role of Courts p.672 6.3 Security for Costs p.672 7. Procedure p.672
7.1 Governing Rules p.672 7.2 Procedural Steps p.673 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.673 7.4 Legal Representatives p.674
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