Article 75 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 75 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الفصل الأول: أحكام عامة
The article makes the address recorded in the case particulars the address for notification in an objection by way of appeal.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يُعَدُّ العنوان المُقيَّد في بيانات الدعوى عنواناً للتبليغ في الاعتراض بطريق الاستئناف.
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 75 explained in plain English
This article deals with a practical issue in appeals: which address is used for notification? The answer is that the address recorded in the case particulars is treated as the address for notification in an objection by way of appeal.
This means that the address recorded in the case particulars is the one used for notification when objecting to the judgment by way of appeal, and the article does not require recording a new address for this stage.
An important practical consequence follows for the parties to the case: they should make sure that their address recorded in the case particulars is correct, because the article makes it the address for notification in the appeal.
This rule comes alongside the rules on objection in Article 74, including 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 objecting to judgments covered by immediate enforcement does not stop their enforcement, and that the objector is not harmed by their objection.
Article 76 also sets what the text of a judgment issued on an objection must contain, including an adequate summary of the objection and the response to the essential defenses contained in the objection request, unless the judgment objected to included a response to them.
Anyone whose address changed during the case and who fears that notification will not reach them should consider consulting a lawyer specialized in commercial cases.
Practical example
A company in Dammam recorded its address in the particulars of a case it filed against one of its customers, then the judgment was issued and the customer objected to it by way of appeal. The address recorded in the case particulars is treated as the company's address for notification in this appeal.
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 75 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
At which address is notification made in a commercial appeal?
The address recorded in the case particulars is treated as the address for notification in an objection by way of appeal.
Do I need to record a new address when appealing?
The article does not require this, as it makes the address recorded in the case particulars the address for notification in the appeal.
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