The key laws affecting individuals, companies and investors, with the Royal Decree number and date, key amendments, a plain-language summary and a link to the official text at the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers.
Listed amendments are the key ones we have verified. The full record of every amendment is on the law's official page.
The foundation of governance in the Kingdom: the sources and system of government, principles of society and the economy, rights and duties, and the authorities of the State.
Governs the composition, membership and powers of the Shura Council, including studying laws, regulations and treaties and giving its opinion on public policy.
Governs the composition of the Council of Ministers and its powers to set and oversee the State's domestic, foreign, financial and economic policy.
Governs the Kingdom's administrative division into regions, the powers of the regional emir, the regional council, and the administration of governorates and centres.
Governs the composition and procedures of the Allegiance Council and its role in choosing the Crown Prince under the Basic Law of Governance.
Governs registering merchants and companies in the Commercial Register and the data that must be recorded and kept current, replacing the previous law.
The core law on private-sector employment, from signing the contract to its end, including wages, working hours, leave and end-of-service award.
The new investment framework: equal treatment of local and foreign investors, replacing the former Foreign Investment Law.
The Kingdom's first comprehensive civil code: contracts, obligations, liability for harm and property rights. It underpins every contractual relationship.
Governs the formation, management, governance, conversion, merger and liquidation of companies, replacing the Companies Law of 1437H.
Creates a title register for each property showing its boundaries, owners and the rights over it, so that the register is a reliable reference for proving ownership.
The Kingdom's first codification of family law: marriage, divorce, khula, custody, maintenance, wills and inheritance.
Sets out the means of proving rights before the courts and how to present them, including digital evidence.
Sets out individuals' rights over their personal data, the obligations of those who collect and process it, and the rules for transfers outside the Kingdom.
Defines the jurisdiction of the commercial courts and the procedure for disputes between merchants and companies, including electronic procedures.
Governs the franchisor–franchisee relationship: the pre-contract disclosure document, the agreement's content and the parties' rights on termination.
Regulates selling through online stores and platforms: merchant disclosure, consumer rights and online advertising.
Gives a distressed debtor statutory routes to settlement, financial reorganisation or liquidation while protecting creditors' rights.
The unified GCC trademark law applied in the Kingdom: what can be registered, the registration process, the term of protection and infringement.
Governs litigation procedure before the general courts, personal status courts and others: filing a claim, hearings, judgments and challenges.
Governs criminal cases from arrest and investigation to trial, and sets out the accused's safeguards, including the right to a lawyer.
Governs administrative claims before the Board of Grievances courts, including claims against government bodies and challenges to administrative decisions.
Governs enforcement of executory instruments such as judgments, cheques and promissory notes before the enforcement courts, and measures against a non-paying debtor.
Governs the arbitration agreement, the tribunal, the proceedings and the award, drawing on modern international commercial arbitration standards.
Regulates the legal profession in the Kingdom: licensing conditions and a lawyer's rights and duties toward the client and the court.
The official source for the texts of Saudi laws and regulations and their amendments, with English translations of a number of laws.
Publisher: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
The official gazette where laws, decrees and decisions are published; the entry-into-force date of many laws runs from publication here.
Publisher: Official Gazette of the Kingdom
Library content is simplified general information for awareness only. It is not legal advice and does not replace the official text. Laws change: always check the official source and consult a lawyer before acting. Library data last reviewed: .
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