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Summary Court (المحكمة الجزئية) — Saudi Arabia

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Format requirements for this court

Court and trackSummary Court (المحكمة الجزئية)
PaperA4
Margins 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm · 2.5 cm
Type Times New Roman, 12 pt
Line spacing1.5
Paragraph numbering {n}.

Twelve point type in a typeface with full Arabic coverage, such as a clear Naskh face, printed black on white with no handwritten corrections in the body of the claim.

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Summary Court (المحكمة الجزئية)

The statement of claim is submitted in Arabic through the Najiz portal and registered at the court, on A4 paper with 2.5 cm margins, 12 point type and numbered paragraphs. It opens with the court and the parties, then the dated facts, the documents, the requests and the signature. This set is limited to summary matters in which a person attends in person. Where the claimant is a company or the circuit requires authorised representation, the documents must be signed and filed by an authorised representative; this tool does not act as that representative and does not create a power of attorney.

SAR — Jurisdiction is divided between the Summary Court and the General Court under the Judiciary Law, the decisions of the Supreme Judicial Council and the type and value of the claim. Confirm which court registers your claim before preparing the document set.

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General Court (المحكمة العامة)

The same format is used: an Arabic statement of claim with numbered paragraphs, dated facts, documents, requests and a signature, submitted through Najiz and registered at the General Court. The factual boundary remains: where a party is a company or the commercial circuit requires authorised representation, the document is signed by an authorised representative, and this tool does not give legal advice and does not replace an authorised representative.

SAR — A claim goes to the General Court when the amount claimed falls outside the Summary Court's jurisdiction or when the kind of claim belongs to it; this is confirmed at registration.

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Filing checklist - what to bring, in how many copies, and why documents get returned.

  1. One signed statement of claim written in Arabic, complete with the heading, the parties, the dated facts, the documents, the requests and the signature.

    صحيفة دعوى / نموذج الدعوى في منصة ناجز

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  2. Electronic registration of the claim in the Najiz portal, then entering the case number it returns in the heading of the claim.

    منصة ناجز / Najiz portal

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  3. A certified Arabic translation from an approved translator for every document written in another language, attached behind the document it translates.
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  4. The documents relied on, numbered continuously from 1 and listed in the attachment index by number and name.
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  5. A copy of the filer's national identity or residence permit, and a copy of the commercial registration where the claimant is an entity.
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  6. Where the claim is brought by a company or submitted by an agent, the power of attorney issued through Najiz or the signed and dated authorisation is attached.
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  7. Payment of the court fee for the claim electronically before or at registration, according to the value claimed.
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  8. A copy of the claim and its attachments for each party to be served, plus one copy for the court file.
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  9. Where the request rests on a contract, a tenancy or an invoice, copies of the pages relied on are attached with the payment entries visible.
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  10. Signature in ink on the signature line, the printed name beneath it, and a mobile number registered in Najiz for notifications.
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Why filings get sent back

The language you read here and the language of the documents are set separately.

Document language: العربية. This is set by the court, not by the language you are reading now.

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Disclosure: what this document set is and what it does not cover

This set was assembled by a document preparation tool that organises the facts you supplied and aligns the page format to the registration requirements published for the court named on the cover. It is a format-and-fact organisation aid. It does not give legal advice of any kind, it does not create an advisory relationship, it does not replace a licensed lawyer or an authorised representative, and no lawyer has reviewed your documents. No opinion is offered on the strength of any position or on which rule applies. You remain responsible for the contents of everything you file, for meeting every deadline set by the regulations or by the court, and for taking advice from a licensed lawyer about your situation. Every format rule in this set is listed with its source so that you can check it yourself.

I have read this disclosure and I understand that this set is a format-and-fact organisation aid, that it is not legal advice, that no lawyer has reviewed my documents, that the statement of claim is filed in Arabic, and that in circuits where representation is required by the regulations it must be undertaken by an authorised representative.

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.

Confirm you understand: citations are not verified

The system does not check whether a citation is real. You are responsible for checking each one in the official database: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers legal database (laws.boe.gov.sa) and the Najiz judgment search (najiz.sa).

Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers legal database (laws.boe.gov.sa) and the Najiz judgment search (najiz.sa)

Check each citation yourself in the Bureau of Experts legal database and in the Najiz judgment search: confirm that the law or regulation exists, that the article you cite is the one in force, and that no later amendment or decision has changed it.

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.

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