(Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should ensure that a forthcoming penal code fully complies with international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities announced in February 2021 ...

RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters) - Amnesty International criticised a leaked draft of Saudi Arabia's first penal code on Tuesday, saying it would codify practices ranging from flogging to gender ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its new Civil Code, has again signaled its intention to welcome the international business community to contract in the Kingdom under the laws of its legal system.

After Saudi Arabia implemented revisions to its Code of Law Practice in 2023, several international law firms including Kirkland & Ellis set up offices in the country. The original version of this ...

Saudi Arabia is consulting on plans to relax restrictions on foreign law firms in a significant change that would allow partners to establish fully non-Saudi-owned and operated offices in the Kingdom.