Article 89 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 89 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الفصل الرابع: النقض
An objection before the Supreme Court does not stop enforcement of the judgment, but the court may order a stay if requested in the objection statement and it assesses that enforcement would cause effects that cannot be remedied.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
لا يترتب على الاعتراض أمام المحكمة العُليا وقف تنفيذ الحكم، على أنه يجوز للمحكمة أن تأمر بوقف تنفيذه إذا طُلب ذلك في صحيفة الاعتراض، وقدرت أن تنفيذه يرتب آثاراً يتعذر تداركها.
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 89 explained in plain English
This article answers a practical question: does objecting before the Supreme Court stop enforcement of the judgment?
The rule: objection before the Supreme Court does not stop enforcement of the judgment.
The exception: the court may order a stay of enforcement if two things are met together:
- That the stay of enforcement is requested in the objection statement.
- That the court assesses that enforcement of the judgment would cause effects that cannot be remedied.
Three things are noted from the text: the request is made in the objection statement itself, assessing the effects of enforcement is for the court, and the stay is at the court's discretion, as the text says "the court may order".
The article is connected to Article 88, which sets the jurisdiction of the commercial circuit in the Supreme Court to hear objections to the judgments and decisions issued by the appeal circuits in the court if the ground of the objection is one of the grounds it mentions, and to Article 90, which provides that one of the circuit's judges studies the objection and prepares a report on it, and that the circuit orders it inadmissible if it sees that it is not permitted or is inadmissible because the objection deadline was missed or because it was based on grounds other than those stated in the Law.
Anyone who wants to request a stay of enforcement must include the request in their objection statement, and it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in commercial cases.
Practical example
An appeal judgment was issued requiring a company in Riyadh to deliver equipment to another party, and the company objected before the Supreme Court. Its objection does not stop enforcement by itself, so it requested in the objection statement a stay of enforcement because it believes that delivering the equipment would cause effects that cannot be remedied, and the court may order the stay if it assesses that to be so.
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 89 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
Does objecting before the Supreme Court stop enforcement of a commercial judgment?
Objection before the Supreme Court does not stop enforcement of the judgment, but the court may order a stay if requested in the objection statement and it assesses that enforcement would cause effects that cannot be remedied.
How do I request a stay of enforcement while objecting before the Supreme Court?
The request is made in the objection statement, and the court may order the stay if it assesses that enforcement would cause effects that cannot be remedied.
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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
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