Provisions of Interlocutory Applications in Saudi Arabia

Huda Abdelhamid Abdelkawy

 

Abstract: This article probes significance of the provisions of interlocutory applications, legal motions or requests made during a case seeking temporary relief or procedural orders before a final judgment, in the legal system of Saudi Arabia. particularly in reducing the time of judicial proceedings and preservation of judicial litigation until the final judgement about the dispute. This article adopts an inductive approach conducting the analysis of original sources and relevant literature. The article first examines the rules and procedures for submitting interlocutory applications, terms of interlocutory applications, and persons entitled to submit interlocutory applications. It then analyses adjudication of interlocutory applications and the right to challenge the judgements rendered in interlocutory applications. The analysis conducted in this article suggests that certain provisions related to interlocutory applications require further clarification due to contradictions within the Saudi civil procedure law.