Domestic Dispute Resolution

Combining global and local dispute resolution and litigation expertise

Domestic Litigation

Ranked by Chambers & Partners – Dispute Resolution (Global Guide) Abdulaziz Bin Ali & Partners Law Firm is recognised by Chambers & Partners Global for its strength in dispute resolution and litigation. Chambers highlights the firm’s expertise in handling complex and high-value disputes within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and across borders, recognising the team’s strategic insight, technical strength, and strong client service. We represent clients before:

Commercial Courts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Relevant judicial and quasi-judicial committees
Enforcement Courts

Our expertise includes:

High-value commercial disputes
Construction and infrastructure litigation
Fraud and asset tracing
Shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes
Telecommunications and media disputes
Anti-corruption and regulatory matters

We are highly experienced in:

Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Saudi Arabia
Resisting enforcement and challenging arbitral awards
Interlocutory freezing orders, search orders and protective measures

Domestic Arbitration We represent clients in arbitrations seated in Saudi Arabia, including proceedings under the rules of the: Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) Our lawyers regularly act in complex and high-value disputes across key sectors, delivering strategic advocacy and commercially focused solutions.

Arbitration

Our team has extensive Saudi experience. The team represents clients in arbitrations for high-value disputes arising under the rules of Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), as well as in disputes arising under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC). We act in arbitrations seated in Saudi Arabia and other jurisdictions. Our Founding Partner, Mr Abdulaziz Bin Ali has extensive experience of sitting as an Arbitrator; both in ad hoc arbitrations and under all of the major institutional rules.

Litigation

Our team also represents clients before Commercial Courts within the Kingdom. Our team also has extensive experience representing clients internationally, and enforcement of foreign judgement or arbitral awards in the Kingdom. We have specialist expertise in construction, fraud and shareholder disputes. We are well accustomed to working with clients to overcome the challenges that can arise. We are specialists in advising on resisting the enforcement and/ or challenging Arbitral Awards.

Advising on high-value, complex cases

Our dispute resolution and litigation lawyers deal with disputes that are amongst the highest value and most complex arising in the region. Whatever the case, we use our knowledge of the applicable international and national frameworks, to achieve your goals and business objectives. Our team has a reputation for dedicated client service, and for using innovative approaches to attain goals.

For dispute resolution and litigation, the primary areas of our expertise in the Saudi and wider Middle East include:

International arbitration, including obtaining ancillary relief in support of arbitration
Domestic Arbitration with a particular focus on the Saudi.
International litigation, co-ordinated from the Middle East,
Domestic litigation
Interlocutory freezing and search orders and other protective measures.

The sectors in which we have particular expertise include: