Saudi Arbitration: What The 2026 SCCA Country Report Shows

Saudi Arabia’s arbitration framework is entering a new phase. The Country Report of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (“SCCA”), published in July 2026 (“Report”), analyses 967 Court of Appeal decisions issued between January 2023 and June 2025 and compares the Saudi Arbitration Law with the UNCITRAL Model Law and the proposed Draft Saudi Arbitration Law (“Draft Law”).¹

The Report’s main conclusion is clear: Saudi courts generally respect arbitral jurisdiction, party autonomy and the finality of awards, while intervening where fundamental procedural or mandatory legal requirements are breached.

Saudi Courts Apply Limited Judicial Review

An important finding concerns the setting aside of arbitral awards.