Article 1 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 1 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الباب الأول: أحكام عامة
The article defines the basic terms used in the Commercial Courts Law, such as the Law, the Regulations, the Council, the court, the Ministry, the Minister and the parties.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يقصد بالألفاظ الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك:
النظام: نظام المحاكم التجارية.
اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية للنظام.
المجلس: المجلس الأعلى للقضاء.
المحكمة: المحكمة التجارية.
الوزارة: وزارة العدل.
الوزير: وزير العدل.
الطرف أو الأطراف: الطرف أو الأطراف في الدعوى أو الطلب.
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 1 explained in plain English
This article is the definitions article of the Commercial Courts Law. Its purpose is to unify the understanding of the words that recur across the Law's articles, so that each term is understood in the meaning assigned to it wherever it appears, unless the context of a particular text indicates another meaning.
The article defines the following terms:
- The Law: the Commercial Courts Law itself.
- The Regulations: the Implementing Regulations of this Law, to which the Law refers for many procedural details.
- The Council: the Supreme Judicial Council.
- The court: the commercial court.
- The Ministry and the Minister: the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of Justice.
- The party or parties: anyone who is a party to the case or to the application submitted to the court.
The importance of these definitions is practical: when you read in a later article that "the Regulations determine" something, what is meant is specifically the Implementing Regulations of the Commercial Courts Law, and when "the Council" is mentioned, what is meant is the Supreme Judicial Council. The term "parties" also includes the parties to applications and not only the parties to cases.
This article is connected to Article 2, which provides that the provisions of the Law and the Regulations apply to the court and the cases within its jurisdiction; the definitions here fix the meaning of these terms when applying that provision.
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 1 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
What is meant by the Regulations in the Commercial Courts Law?
The Implementing Regulations of the Commercial Courts Law, as Article 1 provides.
Who is the Council mentioned in the Commercial Courts Law?
The Council is the Supreme Judicial Council.
Who is a party in a commercial case?
The article defines the party or parties as the party or parties to the case or to the application submitted to the court.
More articles on Jurisdiction of the Commercial Court
- Article 2
The article provides that the Commercial Courts Law and its Regulations apply to the commercial court and the cases within its jurisdiction, without prejudice to commercial laws and international agreements.
دون إخلال بما نصت عليه الأنظمة التجارية والاتفاقيات الدولية التي تكون المملكة طرفاً فيها، تسري أحكام النظام واللائحة على المحكمة والدعاوى التي تختص بنظرها.
- Article 3
The article gives the Supreme Judicial Council the power to establish commercial courts as needed and to form their appellate and first-instance circuits of three judges or a single judge according to the Law.
يتولى المجلس الأعلى للقضاء -وفقًا لاختصاصاته- النظر في الآتي: 1- إنشاء المحاكم التجارية في المناطق والمحافظات بحسب الحاجة، على أن تكوَّن كل محكمة من دوائر استئن
- Article 4
The article regulates the powers of the president of the commercial court in supervision and naming judges and employees, the way court assistants are chosen, and refers defining their tasks to the Regulations.
1- يتولى رئيس المحكمة الإشراف على المحكمة وتسمية قضاة دوائرها وموظفي إداراتها؛ وفق ضوابط يحددها المجلس. 2- يُختار أعوان القضاء في المحكمة من ذوي الكفاية وفق الإ
- Article 5
The article permits the commercial court to use the private sector in supporting work such as conciliation, service of notices and registering cases, without prejudice to the independence of the judiciary and litigation guarantees.
دون إخلال باستقلال القضاء، وضمانات التقاضي، يجوز للمحكمة الاستعانة بالقطاع الخاص في الآتي: 1- المصالحة والوساطة. 2- التبليغ والإشعار. 3- قيد الدعوى والطلبات وتس
- Article 6
The article permits the parties to a commercial transaction, when all of them are merchants, to agree on specific pleading procedures, without prejudice to public order and the rules of justice.
استثناء من الأحكام الواردة في النظام، والأحكام الواردة في نظام المرافعات الشرعية، ودون إخلال بالنظام العام وقواعد العدالة؛ للأطراف في التعامل التجاري - متى كان
- Article 7
The article permits any procedure under the Commercial Courts Law to be carried out electronically, from filing the case to judgment and objection, and refers the details of application to the Regulations.
يجوز أن يكون أي من الإجراءات المنصوص عليها في النظام إلكترونيًّا، بما في ذلك تقديم الدعاوى والطلبات وقيدها، ونظرها، والترافع عن بُعد، وتبادل المذكرات، والحكم، و
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