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ARTICLE · 17 FEBRUARY 2025

Monthly Newsletter Issue 51| 2024

Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
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The Rules of Discipline and the filing and consideration of disciplinary proceedings issued in 1443 will be repealed

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New implementing regulations for legal practice enter into force

The regulation includes a number of new articles and new regulations:

  • The Rules of Discipline and the filing and consideration of disciplinary proceedings issued in 1443 will be repealed;
  • The Implementing Regulations governing the licensing of foreign law firms issued in 1444 will be repealed;
  • The rules for limiting conflicts of interest for those who have previously worked in the judiciary and the like when practicing the legal profession, issued in 1444, will be cancelled.

The regulation shall come into effect in mid-Rajab 1446 H.

Approval of the Procedural Framework for Enforcing Arbitration Awards Issued by the Saudi Sports Arbitration Center

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