Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
notaries and other courts. (1)
• Circuits for resolving actions arising from road
accidents and traffic violations: these have the
jurisdiction for resolving compensation matters
resulting from death or damage to property. As well,
these circuits resolve all violations provided for under
the Traffic Law and its Implementing Regulations. (2)
• Circuits for resolving disputes relating to real
estates: These circuits relate to disputes relating
to ownership, rights attached to property, disputes
relating to damage resulting from property or those
who benefit from the property, eviction actions,
actions regarding payment of rent, actions regarding
prevention of trespass to possession, actions for
reclaiming possessions. These circuits do not resolve
matters relating to property transferred through
inheritance as such fall under the jurisdiction of the
family courts. (3)
• Circuits for resolving all lawsuits: these circuits
are formed in districts where there are no specialized
courts in such types of cases; they consider family
matters cases, commercial actions, and labor disputes
in districts where such types of specialized courts do
not exist. (4)
(1) Ibid, section 19.
(2) Ibid, section 19.
(3) The Regulations of Procedure before Sharia Courts, section 31/a
(4) Ibid, section 32.
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