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Banking & Finance Committees
Banking disputes committee
How to sue a bank at the Banking Disputes Committee in Saudi Arabia: jurisdiction, which city, the 5-year limit, documents and the 30-day appeal.
Specialised CommitteesEnforcing committee decisions
Won at the banking, finance or insurance committee in Saudi Arabia but nobody paid? When the decision is final, who enforces it, and what the new law changes.
Specialised CommitteesFinance disputes committee
What the Finance Disputes Committee in Saudi Arabia hears: finance companies, finance leases and real estate finance, what goes to court, deadlines and appeals.
Other Committees
Competition law violations
Supplier forcing your resale price or rivals fixing prices? How to complain to the GAC, committee fines, the 30-day appeal and where to claim compensation.
Specialised CommitteesE-commerce violations
Online store blocked or fined, or reporting a store to the Ministry of Commerce? Who imposes penalties, their limits, blocking deadlines and how to appeal.
Specialised CommitteesMedia violations committee
An influencer attacked your business online, or GMedia summoned you? Who decides media violations in Saudi Arabia, the penalties and the appeal deadlines.
Specialised CommitteesMawthooq ad fines
Posting paid ads on Snapchat or TikTok in Saudi Arabia without a Mawthooq license? The fine, who imposes it, the 60-day objection period and the brand's risk.
Specialised CommitteesData leak complaints
Personal data leaked or used without consent? Complain to SDAIA within 90 days; fines up to SAR 5 million, criminal cases, and how to claim compensation.
Specialised CommitteesTelecom complaints
Wrong bill or cut service? How to complain to your telecom provider, escalate to the CST, and challenge a telecom violations committee decision in Saudi Arabia.
Zakat, Tax & Customs Committees
Customs smuggling
Goods seized at a Saudi border or fined by Customs? Smuggling penalties, the customs circuits that decide these cases today, and objection deadlines.
Specialised CommitteesRETT objection
ZATCA revalued your property sale or refused a RETT exemption? File a grievance within 60 days, then object before the tax committees within 30 days.
Specialised CommitteesTax committee appeal
Lost a zakat or tax case at first level? You have 30 days to appeal, small cases are final, and the appellate decision cannot go to the Board of Grievances.
Specialised CommitteesVAT penalties
Late filing, late payment or VAT correction fine? Check if the ZATCA penalty waiver to 31 Dec 2026 covers it, and how to object before the tax committees.
Specialised CommitteesAssessment objection
Got an amended zakat or tax assessment? File a grievance with ZATCA within 60 days, then sue before the tax committees within 30 days. Steps and documents.
Insurance Committees
Securities Disputes Committees
Appeal and enforcement
Got a decision from Saudi Arabia's securities disputes committee? The 30-day appeal deadline, the appeal memo, finality and how to enforce it.
Specialised CommitteesInvestor class actions
CMA notice about a class action against a Saudi listed company? Who can join, the 90-day window, the ten-request rule, opting out and time limits.
Specialised CommitteesFiling a securities claim
Dispute with a Saudi broker or listed company? Which committee hears it, the mandatory CMA complaint and 90-day wait, time limits and online filing.