Article 10 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Law
المادة 10 من نظام التكاليف القضائية
No new costs are imposed on a case if a ruling of lack of jurisdiction is made and the case is brought before the competent court, or if the judgment is quashed and the case sent back.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
لا تفرض تكاليف جديدة على الدعوى في أي من الحالتين الآتيتين:
1- إذا حكم بعدم الاختصاص وأقيمت الدعوى أمام المحكمة المختصة.
2- إذا قضت المحكمة المختصة بنقض الحكم وإعادة الدعوى إلى المحكمة التي أصدرت الحكم المعترض عليه أو إلى محكمة أخرى.
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 10 explained in plain English
This Article protects the litigant from paying costs twice in two situations that are often not of their making:
- A ruling of lack of jurisdiction: if the court rules that it has no jurisdiction to hear the case, and the case is then brought before the competent court, no new costs are imposed on it.
- Quashing the judgment and sending the case back: if the competent court rules to quash the judgment and sends the case back to the court that issued the contested judgment or to another court, no new costs are imposed on the case.
The wording used is "new costs on the case", meaning the case is not treated as if it were filed from the beginning.
This Article comes after Article 9, which regulates recalculating costs if the value of the case changes, and is followed by Article 11, which explains how the competent department determines the amount of costs and how it is objected to.
The meaning of "case" is found in Article 1: the case filed before the courts. If a ruling of lack of jurisdiction was issued in your case or the judgment in it was quashed and you want to be sure of the position on costs, you can consult a lawyer specialized in litigation and procedure.
Practical example
A company in Jeddah filed a case before a court, which ruled that it lacked jurisdiction, so the company brought the case before the competent court. No new judicial costs are imposed on the case in the new court.
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 10 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Law
Do I pay case fees again if the court rules it lacks jurisdiction?
No new costs are imposed on the case if a ruling of lack of jurisdiction is made and the case is brought before the competent court.
Are new costs imposed if the judgment is quashed and the case sent back?
No, if the competent court rules to quash the judgment and sends the case back to the court that issued it or to another court.
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