Article 6 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Law
المادة 6 من نظام التكاليف القضائية
The Article imposes separate costs on the case of an intervening party seeking judgment for themselves, and spreads costs among multiple plaintiffs or defendants according to each one's share of the claim.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
دون إخلال بما ورد في المادتين (السابعة) و(الثامنة) من النظام:
1- تفرض تكاليف قضائية مستقلة على دعوى الخصم المتدخل طالباً الحكم لنفسه.
2- في حال تعدد المدعين أو المدعى عليهم في الدعوى، يتحمل كل منهم التكاليف القضائية بقدر قسطه من المطالبة.
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 6 explained in plain English
This Article deals with two situations relating to multiple parties to a case, without prejudice to what is in Articles 7 and 8, meaning that the costs of the requests mentioned in them remain in place under their provisions.
The first situation: an intervening party seeking judgment for themselves. If a person enters a case existing between others and asks that judgment be given to them for a right, their case is treated as a case with judicial costs separate from the costs of the original case.
The second situation: multiple plaintiffs or defendants. If a case has more than one plaintiff or more than one defendant, none of them bears the costs in full, but each bears them according to their share of the claim.
To link with the surrounding articles:
- Article 7 imposes on certain requests, including incidental requests and requests by litigants to bring in others, costs not exceeding ten thousand riyals.
- Article 8 imposes on requests for certified copies, inspection and replacement copies costs not exceeding one thousand riyals, and it does not apply to what the parties to the case or those brought into it submit while it is being heard.
To find out the share that falls on you in a case with multiple parties, you can consult a lawyer specialized in litigation and procedure.
Practical example
Three brothers filed a case against a company in Riyadh claiming a total sum, each with a different share: the first 50%, the second 30% and the third 20%. Under this Article each brother bears the judicial costs according to his share of the claim. If a fourth person intervened asking for judgment for himself for a right to the same sum, separate costs are imposed on his case.
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 6 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Law
Does an intervening party pay separate fees?
Yes. Separate judicial costs are imposed on the case of an intervening party if they seek judgment for themselves.
How are judicial costs divided if there are several plaintiffs?
Each plaintiff or defendant bears the costs according to their share of the claim.
Articles this article refers to
- Article 7
The Article imposes costs of no more than SAR 10,000 on specified requests, including appeal, cassation, reconsideration, recusal and correction requests.
تُفرض على الطلبات الآتية تكاليف قضائية بمبلغ لا يزيد على عشرة آلاف ريال، وفقاً للمعايير والضوابط وقواعد التقدير التي تحددها اللائحة: 1- طلبات الاستئناف والنقض و
- Article 8
The Article imposes costs of no more than SAR 1,000 on requests for certified copies, inspection and replacement copies, and does not apply to requests by the parties while the case is being heard.
1- تُفرض على الطلبات الآتية تكاليف قضائية بمبلغ لا يزيد على ألف ريال، وفقاً للمعايير والضوابط وقواعد التقدير التي تحددها اللائحة: أ- طلب ذي المصلحة تسليمه نسخة
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- Article 3
The Article imposes judicial costs on a case of no more than 5% of the value of the claim with a maximum of SAR 1 million, and refers the criteria for assessing them to the Implementing Regulations.
تفرض تكاليف قضائية على الدعوى بمبلغ لا يزيد على ما نسبته (?5) من قيمة المطالبة، وبحد أعلى مبلغ مليون ريال. وتحدد اللائحة معايير تقدير التكاليف القضائية والضوابط
- Article 4
If a case is struck out, treated as if not filed, or ruled inadmissible for not being properly drafted and is then heard again, additional costs of 25% are imposed, borne by the plaintiff.
إذا قررت المحكمة شطب الدعوى، أو حكمت باعتبارها كأن لم تكن، أو بعدم قبولها لعدم تحريرها؛ فتفرض تكاليف قضائية إضافية في حال نظرها مجدداً بما يعادل نسبة (?25) من ت
- Article 5
The Article imposes costs on a person seeking annulment of an arbitral award of 1% of the amount awarded if their request is rejected, with a maximum of SAR 1 million.
تُفرض على دعوى بطلان حكم التحكيم تكاليف قضائية بما نسبته (?1) من قيمة المبلغ المحكوم به على مدعي البطلان، إذا حكم برفض طلبه، وبحد أعلى مليون ريال.
- Article 9
If a request changes the value of the case, up or down, its costs are calculated on the new value, while the costs set for the request itself remain.
إذا ترتب على الطلب تغير في تقدير قيمة الدعوى سواء بالزيادة أو النقص، فتُحسب التكاليف القضائية للدعوى بناء على تقدير القيمة الجديدة لها، وذلك مع عدم الإخلال بالت
- Article 10
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.
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 و
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