Article 73 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 73 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الفصل الأول: أحكام عامة
The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the objections that must be filed by a lawyer.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تحدد اللائحة الاعتراضات التي يجب رفعها من محامٍ.
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 73 explained in plain English
This article is short but practically important, as it provides that there are objections that must be filed by a lawyer, and leaves specifying those objections to the Implementing Regulations.
The article does not itself state what these objections are, nor give any other details about them; all of this is referred to what the Implementing Regulations of the Commercial Courts Law specify. Therefore it should not be assumed from this article alone that every objection requires a lawyer, nor that a particular objection does not, before referring to the Implementing Regulations.
This article is connected to the rules on objecting to judgments, including what Article 74 provides: that unless the Law provides otherwise, only the judgment debtor, or a person who was not awarded all of their requests, may object to a judgment; that it is permitted to agree, even before the case is filed, that the first-instance circuit's judgment is final; that objecting to judgments covered by immediate enforcement does not stop their enforcement; and that the objector is not harmed by their objection.
Article 72 also provides that, where there is no special provision, the procedures established before the first-instance circuits apply to the appeal circuits and the commercial circuit in the Supreme Court.
In practice, anyone who wants to object to a judgment issued by the commercial court should check whether their objection is one the Implementing Regulations require to be filed by a lawyer, and for that reason it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in commercial cases.
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 73 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
Is a lawyer required to object to a commercial court judgment?
The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the objections that must be filed by a lawyer, so the answer depends on what the Implementing Regulations specify.
Where do I find the objections that require a lawyer?
In the Implementing Regulations, as the article provides that the Implementing Regulations specify the objections that must be filed by a lawyer.
More articles on Appeal and Cassation
- Article 72
The procedures established before the first-instance circuits apply to the appeal circuits and the commercial circuit in the Supreme Court where there is no special provision.
فيما لم يرد فيه نص خاص، تسري على دوائر الاستئناف والدائرة التجارية في المحكمة العليا الإجراءات المقررة أمام الدوائر الابتدائية، بما في ذلك الأحكام المتعلقة بالآ
- Article 74
The article sets who may object to a judgment, the permissibility of agreeing that a first-instance judgment is final, when interim rulings can be objected to, and the effect of an objection on immediate enforcement.
1- ما لم ينص النظام على غير ذلك، لا يجوز أن يعترض على الحكم إلا المحكوم عليه، أو من لم يُقضَ له بكل طلباته. 2- يجوز الاتفاق -ولو قبل رفع الدعوى- على أن يكون حكم
- Article 75
The article makes the address recorded in the case particulars the address for notification in an objection by way of appeal.
يُعَدُّ العنوان المُقيَّد في بيانات الدعوى عنواناً للتبليغ في الاعتراض بطريق الاستئناف.
- Article 76
The article sets the additional particulars required in the text of a judgment issued on an objection, and permits referring to the facts and reasons of the judgment objected to if they are sufficiently set out.
1- يجب أن تتضمن نسخة الحكم الصادر في الاعتراض -بالإضافة إلى البيانات الأساسية المذكورة في المادة (الثانية والستين) من النظام- الآتي: أ- ملخص وافٍ للاعتراض يشتمل
- Article 78
The article makes judgments and decisions of the first-instance circuits appealable, except minor cases not exceeding SAR 50,000 as the Council specifies, and regulates appeals decided without pleadings.
1- فيما لم يرد فيه نص خاص، تعدّ جميع الأحكام والقرارات الصادرة من الدوائر الابتدائية في المحكمة قابلة للاستئناف فيما عدا الدعاوى اليسيرة التي لا تزيد على خمسين
- Article 79
The article sets the appeal period at 30 days from the date set for delivering a copy of the judgment, and 10 days for judgments on jurisdiction and urgent cases, and bars objection to a final judgment on jurisdiction.
1- تكون المهلة المحددة للاستئناف على الأحكام (ثلاثين) يوماً من التاريخ المحدد لتسليم صورة نسخة الحكم. 2- تكون المهلة المحددة للاستئناف على الأحكام الصادرة في ال
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