Saudi courts receive over 289,000 commercial cases in 2023

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Saudi Arabia’s commercial courts received 289,000 enforcement requests since the beginning of 2023, a rate of 1,156 requests per day, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported.

The commercial execution claims for promissory notes accounted for 45% of total executive bonds.

Riyadh courts had the lion’s share with about 112,700 execution requests, representing 39% of the total cases, followed by Makkah courts (68,600 claims) and the Eastern Region courts (36,040 claims), while enforcement courts in Asir, Tabuk and Madinah received 13,170, 11,970 and 10,050 cases, respectively.

The number of lawsuits filed before Tabuk region’s courts stood at 11,970. Al-Qassim (8,024), Najran (5,410) and Hail (4,970) courts followed.

Meanwhile, Al-Jouf received 3,695 requests, Northern Border Region courts (3,621 requests) and Al-Baha Region had the least with 1,562 requests since the beginning of 2023.