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Saudi Alimony Fund Disburses 78 Million Riyals to Support Families in 2024
In 2024, the Alimony Fund of the Saudi Ministry of Justice disbursed over 78 million riyals in monthly maintenance payments to more than 23,000 beneficiaries, ensuring timely financial support. The Fund’s objective is to provide prompt alimony payments to eligible recipients, promote financial stability for families, and enforce responsibility by recovering payments from those legally […]

Saudi MoJ Enhances Lawyer License Issuance via Najiz.sa Platform
Under the direction of Minister of Justice H.E. Walid Al-Samaani, the Saudi Ministry of Justice has enhanced the services for issuing and renewing law practice licenses through the Najiz.sa platform. This upgrade comes after establishing electronic linkage with relevant authorities, which allows for the retrieval of necessary documents, thereby eliminating the need for applicants to […]

Saudi Virtual Notarial Office Processes Over 1.4 Million Transactions in 2024
In 2024, the Virtual Notarial Office, operating under the Saudi Ministry of Justice’s Najiz platform, recorded more than 1.4 million notarial transactions, marking a 60% increase from 2023. The service has streamlined remote access to notarial services, improving efficiency and governance through a unified digital framework. The most frequently used services included social affairs (over […]

Riyadh Labor Court rules on SAR 28 million class action in favor of employees
The Riyadh Labor Court has issued a ruling in favor of employees of 10 nationalities who filed a class-action suit against a corporation for SAR 28 million (nearly USD 7.5 million). The claims included delayed wages, unused vacation pay and end-of-service benefits. Saudi labor courts hear cases related to disputes concerning employment contracts, wages, rights, […]

Real estate e-auctions worth SAR 155 million organized since start of 2022
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has organized 43 real estate e-auctions worth SAR 155 million (nearly USD 41 million) since the beginning of 2022. “The e-Auction platform has 21,242 registrants bidding directly in the auctions,” the MoJ said. “Since the launch of the platform through the Support and Liquidation Center, the value of auctions […]

Najiz mobile app provides judicial e-services to one million clients in 2022
The users of the Najiz e-services mobile app of the Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have exceeded one million in 2022 as more clients accessing judicial services using their handheld devices. “The ministry has recently added 21 new services to the Najiz app, including mobile notary, downloading and verifying judgment, inquiring about enforcement application, and […]

Lawyer in Saudi Arabia | Over 50 million real estate documents digitized in largest labs in MENA region
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that more than 50 million real estate documents have been digitized under the Real Estate Title Digitization Initiative, one of the ministry’s national transformation projects. The central digitization labs work around the clock and are the largest of their kind in the MENA region. The digitization process goes […]

Saudi MoJ publishes 2nd edition of guide to e-litigation procedures
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published the second edition of the Procedural Guide to e-Litigation, among its efforts to enhance digitization and increase efficiency. According to the new edition, trials are carried out remotely through “digital pleading” enabling electronic exchange of documents and briefs; as well as “virtual hearings” enabling audio-visual sessions through […]

Saudi Mediation Center contributes to 22% decrease in divorces
Divorce certification cases in Saudi Arabia decreased by 22% during the past 12 months, compared to the same previous period, revealed the Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ). “A total of 51,856 divorce certificates were issued in the past 12 months, compared to 67,232 certificates for the previous period,” the ministry said. “27,600 family cases were […]

Saudi MoJ holds workshop on Supreme Court’s e-litigation system
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) held a workshop highlighting features of the Supreme Court’s e-litigation system (“Taqadhi”), which aims to automate procedures and implement remote litigation. “The e-litigation system is vital in streamlining procedures and saving clients’ time and effort,” said MoJ Vice-Minister Saad al-Saif. “The system is aligned with the ministry’s ambitious digitization […]