Article 9 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Arbitration Law
المادة 9 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام التحكيم
The article lists the particulars a request for arbitration must contain, and provides that a dispute over their sufficiency does not prevent the arbitral tribunal from being formed, and the tribunal decides it.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1 - على طالب التحكيم تضمين طلب التحكيم - المنصوص عليه في المادة (السادسة والعشرين) من النظام - البيانات الآتية:
أ - اسمه، واسم من يمثله - إن وجد - ومهنة كل منهما، وجنسيته، وموطنه، وعنوانه، ووسائل الاتصال.
ب - اسم طرف التحكيم الآخر.
ج - بيان موجز بالعلاقة التعاقدية، واتفاق التحكيم، وموضوع النزاع، ووقائعه، والظروف التي أدت إلى تقديم طلب التحكيم.
د - مختصر يشمل طلبات طالب التحكيم.
هـ - اقتراح بتعيين المحكم في حالة عدم النص على تسمية هيئة التحكيم وكان المحكم واحداً، أو إشعار بتعيين المحكم المختار من قبل طالب التحكيم إذا كانت هيئة التحكيم مشكلة من ثلاثة أو أكثر.
2 - لا يحول دون تشكيل هيئة التحكيم أي خلاف يتعلق بمدى كفاية البيانات المضمنة بطلب التحكيم، وتتولى الهيئة حسم ذلك الخلاف.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 9 explained in plain English
This article of the Regulations specifies what the request for arbitration provided for in Article 26 of the Arbitration Law, which the claimant files, must contain.
The required particulars (paragraph 1):
- The claimant's name, and the name of its representative if any, the occupation of each, nationality, domicile, address and means of communication.
- The name of the other party to the arbitration.
- A brief statement of the contractual relationship, the arbitration agreement, the subject of the dispute, its facts, and the circumstances that led to the filing of the request for arbitration.
- A summary of the claimant's requests.
- A proposal for appointing the arbitrator if the composition of the arbitral tribunal is not specified and there is a sole arbitrator, or notice of the appointment of the arbitrator chosen by the claimant if the tribunal consists of three or more.
Dispute over the sufficiency of the particulars (paragraph 2): if a dispute arises over the sufficiency of the particulars included in the request, this does not prevent the arbitral tribunal from being formed, and the tribunal itself decides this dispute. Forming the tribunal therefore does not wait for this objection to be decided.
This article is linked to Article 8 of the Regulations, on notifying the parties of the procedures the tribunal chooses when they do not agree on them, and to Article 10, under which the competent court selects the sole arbitrator within fifteen days if the parties do not agree on choosing him.
Preparing a complete request for arbitration takes care over the drafting, the facts and the requests, so you should consult a lawyer who specializes in arbitration and commercial cases when preparing it.
Practical example
Khalid, who owns a contracting business in Riyadh, wanted to start arbitration against a company that had not paid his dues, and the contract between them provides for a sole arbitrator without naming him. He included in his request his name, occupation, nationality, domicile, address and means of contact, the company's name, a brief statement of the contract, the arbitration clause and the facts of the dispute, a summary of his requests, and a proposal for appointing the arbitrator.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 9 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Arbitration Law
What particulars are required in a request for arbitration?
The claimant's and its representative's details, the other party's name, a brief statement of the contractual relationship, the arbitration agreement, the dispute and its facts, a summary of the requests, and a proposal or notice of the appointment of the arbitrator as the case may be.
Do missing particulars in the request for arbitration prevent the tribunal from being formed?
No. Paragraph (2) provides that any dispute over the sufficiency of the particulars does not prevent the tribunal from being formed, and the tribunal decides it.
Must I propose the arbitrator's name in the request for arbitration?
If the tribunal is not specified and there is a sole arbitrator, the request includes a proposal for appointing him; if the tribunal consists of three or more, it includes notice of the arbitrator the claimant chose.
More articles on Arbitration Procedures and Request for Arbitration
- Article 8
The article requires the arbitral tribunal, if it chooses the procedures itself because the parties did not agree on them, to notify the parties of those procedures at least ten days before they take effect.
إذا لم يتفق طرفا التحكيم على الإجراءات التي تتبعها هيئة التحكيم، وقامت الهيئة باختيار إجراءات التحكيم التي تراها مناسبة وفقاً لحكم الفقرة (2) من المادة (الخامسة
- Article 11
If there are several parties to the arbitration, the proceedings begin on the day the last party receives the request for arbitration.
إذا تعددت أطراف التحكيم، تبدأ الإجراءات من اليوم الذي يتسلم فيه آخر طرف طلب التحكيم.
- Article 12
The article sets what the tribunal's decision appointing an expert must state, the effect of not depositing the advance for his expenses, and the tribunal's power if the expert is late with his report without an acceptable excuse.
1- على هيئة التحكيم أن تبين في قرارها المتعلق بتعيين الخبير مهمته والتدابير العاجلة التي يؤذن له في اتخاذها، والميعاد المحدد لإيداع التقرير، وتقدير أتعابه، ومبل
- Article 13
The article allows the arbitral tribunal to accept a non-party intervening in the arbitration or being brought in, after the consent of the parties and of the party to be brought in.
لهيئة التحكيم قبول تدخل طرف آخر من غير أطراف التحكيم أو إدخاله، وذلك بعد موافقة أطراف التحكيم والطرف المطلوب إدخاله.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.