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Welcome to the latest edition of Law Update. This month, we shine a spotlight on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a market that continues to undergo transformative legal and regulatory reforms as it advances...

The Saudi Construction sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Kingdom.

The Ministry of Labour in Saudi Arabia is currently targeting expatriates in Saudi Arabia that are working for businesses other than their visa sponsors.

Despite the on-going volatility in the oil price and the increasingly apparent onset of a slowdown in 2016, the KSA Government is pushing ahead with an ambitious development agenda...

With the decline in the economies of the developed world, many construction and infrastructure companies are broadening their horizons. In particular, there has been huge interest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as "the next big thing" – and with good reason!

In March 2013 a new Enforcement Law came into effect in Saudi Arabia, replacing the relevant provisions of the 1989 Rules of Civil Procedure before the Board of Grievances.

In May 2025, Saudi Arabia issued a new White Land Tax Law under Royal Decree No. M/244, replacing the earlier 2016 regime. On 10 July 2025...

On the 2nd of April 2025 United States (‘US") President Donald Trump introduced what has been widely viewed as some of the most significant escalations in trade policy in recent times...

The rapid evolution of Ras Al Khaimah's real estate sector, particularly in the branded residences space, has created new opportunities and challenges for developers, financiers, and purchasers alike.

The newly published Abu Dhabi Law No. (2) of 2025 introduces a transformative contractual remedy in Article 3 that allows a developer...

Undeniably the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has experienced a sustained period of stability and prosperity. Up until mid 2008 the global demand for oil, coupled with oil reaching record prices (USD147 per barrel), contributed to the Kingdom’s amassing of an enormous fiscal envelope.

The Saudi Board of Grievances (the "Grievance Board"), known in Arabic as Diwan Al Mazalem, was established pursuant to Royal Decree No. M/51, 17 Rajab 1402 [10 May 1982] (the "1982 Decree") as an independent administrative judicial committee responsible directly to the King of Saudi Arabia.

As Saudi Arabia constructs a new economy, the country must recast its construction and engineering market to deliver an unprecedented pipeline of major projects.

As Vision 2030, the 2029 Asian Winter Games, and Expo 2030 get closer, project stakeholders in Saudi Arabia (KSA) are adopting various measures to ensure timely delivery.

A combination of the Kingdom's giga-projects and regulatory reforms are creating an attractive destination for international disputes.

Selecting the right standard form of contract is important to the success of any project in the Middle East. It is even more important when the project involves...

With projects such as the USD 20 billion Riyadh Metro, the Saudi Arabian government is implementing one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes in the world.