Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) Country Report—Arbitration in Saudi Arabia

1 July 2026 marks the launch of the SCCA’s 249-page Country Report assessing the extent to which the arbitration law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) aligns with the UNCITRAL Model Law.  Divided into two parts, part 1 focuses on judicial practice by analysing 967 arbitration-related KSA Courts of Appeal decisions issued between January 2023 and June 2025 and part 2 is a direct (textual) comparison of the Model Law with the current Saudi arbitration law (“Current Law”) and the Draft Saudi arbitration law (“Draft Law”), currently under consideration in the KSA.

In our interactive Legal Update (5-minute read), we highlight 10 Key Takeaways from this report. Hover over each of the Key Takeaways for further details.

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Given our extensive experience in Saudi-related disputes and valuable partnership with Al Akeel & Partners, we are excellently placed to discuss the findings in this report, or the proposed Draft Law more generally, with your business.  Please contact any of the authors or your usual Mayer Brown contact.