A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to be governed by the arbitration law issued by Royal Decree No. 34/M, dated 24/5/1433H (corresponding to 16 April 2012G) and its implementing regulations (which came into force on 7 June 2017), which replaced the arbitration law issued by Royal Decree No. 46/M, dated 12/7/1403H, to which no notable amendments have been made since. A.2 Institutions, Rules and Infrastructure The…
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Abdulrahman Al Ajlan and Anton Mikel A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration…
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Abdulrahman Al Ajlan and Anton Mikel A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration…
In Al Rushaid v. National Oilwell Varco, Inc., No. 15-20260 (5th Cir. Feb. 17, 2016), the Fifth Circuit refused appellate review of an order compelling arbitration under one arbitration clause but denying it under another, despite acknowledging that the result would be fragmented arbitration. Plaintiffs Al Rushaid Parker Drilling, Ltd. (“ARPD”), Rasheed al Rushaid, and Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Corp. sued defendants National Oilwell Varco, Inc., National Oilwell Varco LP (“NOV LP”), NOW Oilfield Services,…