Article 94 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
المادة 94 من نظام المحاكم التجارية · الباب الحادي عشر: أحكام ختامية
The article empowers the Council to issue rules for assigning judges to commercial courts, requires the Ministry to publish final commercial judgments, and creates a commercial judiciary studies unit.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- يصدر المجلس قواعد تخصيص القضاة للمحاكم التجارية.
2- تتولى الإدارة المختصة في الوزارة نشر جميع الأحكام التجارية متى اكتسبت الصفة النهائية، ويجوز أن يعهد بنشرها إلى القطاع الخاص وفق قرار يصدره الوزير.
3- تنشأ في الوزارة وحدة لدراسات القضاء التجاري تكوَّن من عدد من قضاة وفنيين وباحثين، وتختص بإعداد الدراسات والبحوث المتعلقة بالقضاء التجاري، ومتابعة متطلبات إنفاذ النظام واللائحة، وإبداء الرأي في المسائل التي تحال إليها.
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 94 explained in plain English
This article contains three organizational provisions relating to the commercial judiciary:
- Assigning judges: the Council issues the rules under which judges are assigned to work in commercial courts. The article does not specify the content of these rules, but leaves it to the Council.
- Publishing commercial judgments: the competent department in the Ministry publishes all commercial judgments once they become final. Publication may be entrusted to the private sector under a decision issued by the Minister. So publication covers final judgments, and the method of publication when it is assigned to the private sector is specified by the Minister's decision.
- A commercial judiciary studies unit: a unit is established in the Ministry composed of a number of judges, technical staff and researchers, and it is responsible for the following:
- Preparing studies and research relating to the commercial judiciary.
- Following up the requirements for enforcing the Law and the Implementing Regulations.
- Giving an opinion on matters referred to it.
The importance of publishing final judgments for merchants and companies is that it allows them to see the trends of the commercial courts in similar disputes, which helps in understanding how the Law is applied. However, a published judgment relates to the facts of its case, and assessing its effect on a particular situation requires consulting a lawyer specialized in commercial cases.
This article comes among the final provisions between Article 93, which applies the Law of Sharia Procedure where there is no provision, and Article 95, which empowers the Minister, in coordination with the Council, to issue the Implementing Regulations and the decisions needed to enforce the Law.
Practical example
The manager of a supply company in Riyadh wants to know how the commercial courts have dealt with disputes similar to his dispute with one of his customers. Under this article, commercial judgments are published once they become final, so he can review the published judgments to understand the general trend, and then discuss his particular situation with a lawyer.
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 94 of the Saudi Commercial Courts Law
Are commercial court judgments published?
Yes. The competent department in the Ministry publishes all commercial judgments once they become final.
Can the private sector publish commercial judgments?
Publication may be entrusted to the private sector under a decision issued by the Minister.
What is the commercial judiciary studies unit?
A unit established in the Ministry composed of judges, technical staff and researchers, which prepares studies and research relating to the commercial judiciary, follows up the requirements for enforcing the Law and the Implementing Regulations, and gives an opinion on matters referred to it.
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- Article 1
The article defines the basic terms used in the Commercial Courts Law, such as the Law, the Regulations, the Council, the court, the Ministry, the Minister and the parties.
يقصد بالألفاظ الآتية -أينما وردت في هذا النظام- المعاني المبينة أمام كل منها، ما لم يقتضِ السياق غير ذلك: النظام: نظام المحاكم التجارية. اللائحة: اللائحة التنفي
- Article 2
The article provides that the Commercial Courts Law and its Regulations apply to the commercial court and the cases within its jurisdiction, without prejudice to commercial laws and international agreements.
دون إخلال بما نصت عليه الأنظمة التجارية والاتفاقيات الدولية التي تكون المملكة طرفاً فيها، تسري أحكام النظام واللائحة على المحكمة والدعاوى التي تختص بنظرها.
- Article 3
The article gives the Supreme Judicial Council the power to establish commercial courts as needed and to form their appellate and first-instance circuits of three judges or a single judge according to the Law.
يتولى المجلس الأعلى للقضاء -وفقًا لاختصاصاته- النظر في الآتي: 1- إنشاء المحاكم التجارية في المناطق والمحافظات بحسب الحاجة، على أن تكوَّن كل محكمة من دوائر استئن
- Article 4
The article regulates the powers of the president of the commercial court in supervision and naming judges and employees, the way court assistants are chosen, and refers defining their tasks to the Regulations.
1- يتولى رئيس المحكمة الإشراف على المحكمة وتسمية قضاة دوائرها وموظفي إداراتها؛ وفق ضوابط يحددها المجلس. 2- يُختار أعوان القضاء في المحكمة من ذوي الكفاية وفق الإ
- Article 5
The article permits the commercial court to use the private sector in supporting work such as conciliation, service of notices and registering cases, without prejudice to the independence of the judiciary and litigation guarantees.
دون إخلال باستقلال القضاء، وضمانات التقاضي، يجوز للمحكمة الاستعانة بالقطاع الخاص في الآتي: 1- المصالحة والوساطة. 2- التبليغ والإشعار. 3- قيد الدعوى والطلبات وتس
- Article 6
The article permits the parties to a commercial transaction, when all of them are merchants, to agree on specific pleading procedures, without prejudice to public order and the rules of justice.
استثناء من الأحكام الواردة في النظام، والأحكام الواردة في نظام المرافعات الشرعية، ودون إخلال بالنظام العام وقواعد العدالة؛ للأطراف في التعامل التجاري - متى كان
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.