Saudi judicial system

The most prominent provision mentioned is the mechanism for calculating the judicial costs of the lawsuits. (Shutterstock)

New judicial costs system to reduce false lawsuits in Saudi Arabia

  • The mechanism will be in full effect starting March 13
  • Judicial costs are imposed on the lawsuit in an amount not exceeding 5 percent of the value of the claim, with a maximum amount of SR1 million, with defined regulations and criteria for estimating judicial costs
By Ghadi Joudah ·