Article 90 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 90 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الفصل الرابع: النقض
The article regulates studying the objection through a report prepared by one of the circuit's judges, an order of inadmissibility in specified cases, or setting a hearing if the objection is worth considering.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتولى أحد قضاة الدائرة دراسة الاعتراض وإعداد تقرير يتضمن ملخصاً لأسباب الاعتراض والرد عليها، ويعرضه على الدائرة. فإن رأت الدائرة أن الاعتراض غير جائز أو غير مقبول لفوات موعد الاعتراض، أو لإقامته على غير الأسباب المبينة في النظام؛ أمرت بعدم قبوله بقرار يثبت في محضر الجلسة، مع إشارة موجزة إلى سبب القرار.
وإن رأت الدائرة أن الاعتراض جدير بالنظر حددت جلسة لنظره. ويجوز لها في هذه الحالة أن تأمر بتبادل المذكرات من الأطراف.
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 90 explained in plain English
This article explains how the circuit deals with the objection at the Supreme Court stage.
First: the report. One of the circuit's judges studies the objection and prepares a report containing a summary of the grounds of the objection and the response to them, then presents it to the circuit.
Second: inadmissibility. If the circuit sees that the objection is:
- not permitted, or
- inadmissible because the objection deadline was missed, or
- inadmissible because it was based on grounds other than those stated in the Law,
it orders it inadmissible by a decision recorded in the hearing minutes, with a brief reference to the reason for the decision.
Third: hearing the objection. If the circuit sees that the objection is worth considering, it sets a hearing to consider it, and in this case it may order the parties to exchange memoranda.
The article is connected to Article 91, which allows the circuit, if it sees a need for oral pleading, to hear the statements of the parties to the objection, and which does not allow oral grounds to be raised at the hearing other than the grounds previously stated in the objection papers unless they relate to public order. It is also connected to Article 89, which provides that an objection before the Supreme Court does not stop enforcement of the judgment, while allowing the court to order a stay if requested in the objection statement and it assesses that enforcement would cause effects that cannot be remedied.
Because an objection is inadmissible if it is based on grounds other than those stated in the Law, it is advisable to consult a lawyer specialized in commercial cases when preparing it.
Practical example
A company in Jeddah submitted an objection before the Supreme Court to an appeal judgment, but did not base it on any of the grounds stated in the Law. If the circuit, after the report is presented to it, sees that the objection was based on other grounds, it orders it inadmissible by a decision recorded in the hearing minutes, with a brief reference to the reason for the decision.
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 90 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
When does the circuit order an objection inadmissible?
If it sees that the objection 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, by a decision recorded in the hearing minutes with a brief reference to its reason.
Is a hearing set to consider the objection?
If the circuit sees that the objection is worth considering, it sets a hearing to consider it, and it may order the parties to exchange memoranda.
Who studies the objection in the circuit?
One of the circuit's judges studies it and prepares a report containing a summary of the grounds of the objection and the response to them, and presents it to the circuit.
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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