Article 80 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 80 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الفصل الثاني: الاستئناف
The article sets the jurisdiction of the appeal circuit composed of a single judge, including objections to payment orders, judgments ending or abandoning the dispute, and urgent rulings of single-judge circuits.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تختص دائرة الاستئناف المكونة من قاضٍ فرد في المحكمة بالنظر في الآتي:
1- الاعتراض على الأحكام والقرارات الصادرة من الدوائر الابتدائية المكونة من قاضٍ فرد المتعلقة بالدعاوى والطلبات المستعجلة.
2- الاعتراض على أوامر الأداء الصادرة بموجب أحكام النظام.
3- الاعتراض على الأحكام الصادرة بانتهاء الخصومة أو تركها.
4- الاعتراضات الأخرى التي يحددها المجلس.
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 80 explained in plain English
This article sets out the jurisdiction of the appeal circuit composed of a single judge in the court, which hears the following:
- Objections to the judgments and decisions issued by first-instance circuits composed of a single judge, relating to urgent cases and requests.
- Objections to payment orders issued under the provisions of the Law.
- Objections to judgments issued ending the dispute or abandoning it.
- Other objections specified by the Council.
In the first item there are two conditions that apply together: that the judgment or decision was issued by a first-instance circuit composed of a single judge, and that it relates to urgent cases and requests.
As for the fourth item, it leaves it to the Council to specify other objections that fall within the jurisdiction of this circuit, without the Law stating them.
This article is connected to Article 79, which makes the appeal period for judgments issued on jurisdiction and judgments issued in urgent cases 10 days from the date set for delivering a copy of the judgment text, and requires the competent department to refer this appeal on the day after it is submitted and the appeal circuit to decide it within 5 working days from the date it is referred to it. It is also connected to Article 81, which regulates filing an appeal by a statement of appeal lodged by the appellant or their representative with the competent department.
To determine which circuit will hear your objection, it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in commercial cases.
Practical example
A payment order was issued against an establishment in Riyadh in favor of one of its suppliers under the provisions of the Law, and the establishment wanted to object to it. Under this article, the appeal circuit composed of a single judge has jurisdiction to hear the objection to payment orders issued under the provisions of the Law.
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 80 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
Who hears the objection to a payment order?
The appeal circuit composed of a single judge has jurisdiction to hear objections to payment orders issued under the provisions of the Law.
What is the jurisdiction of the appeal circuit composed of a single judge?
Objecting to judgments and decisions relating to urgent cases and requests issued by first-instance circuits composed of a single judge, to payment orders, and to judgments ending the dispute or abandoning it, and other objections specified by the Council.
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 73
The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the objections that must be filed by a lawyer.
تحدد اللائحة الاعتراضات التي يجب رفعها من محامٍ.
- 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
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