Article 28 of the Saudi Law of the Judiciary

This article explains the procedure for filing the request in the cases Article 27 sets out: a claim filed over one subject before the courts and before the Board of Grievances or another body, where neither has declined it or both have declined it, or a dispute over enforcing two contradictory final judgments.

1. Filing the statement: the request is filed by a statement of claim submitted to the General Secretariat of the Supreme Judicial Council, containing:

• The general details: the names of the parties, their capacities and places of residence, and the subject of the request.
• A sufficient description of the case in respect of which the conflict or the declining arose, or of the dispute that arose over the two contradictory final judgments.

2. Attachments: the applicant must file with the statement copies of it equal to the number of parties, together with the documents supporting his request.

3. Preparation: the chair of the Committee for Deciding Conflicts of Jurisdiction assigns one of its members to prepare the case and make it ready for pleading.

4. Notification: the Secretariat must notify the parties with a copy of the statement, and summon them to attend the session set for preparing the case.

5. Pleading: after the case is prepared, it is presented to the chair of the Committee to set a session before the Committee for pleading on its merits.

The Committee referred to is the one Article 27 creates in the Supreme Judicial Council, made up of three members and chaired by the member chosen by the president of the Council from among the full-time judges who are members of the Council.

The article does not set a deadline for filing the request. Given how precise these procedures are, it is advisable to use a lawyer specialized in litigation and court procedure.