Litigation and procedure · Legal glossary
Legal noticeIn Arabic: الإنذار العدلي
Definition
A legal notice is a formal written notice one person serves on another through a notary, or by an approved method of service, demanding performance of an obligation or payment of a right within a stated time, before going to court.
How it varies across the GCC
In the UAE the usual path is the notary. Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2022 defines a “document” to include a notice and a warning. Saudi Arabia does not call this step an إنذار عدلي. It is an إعذار or a written إخطار. The Commercial Courts Law requires written notice fifteen days before certain commercial claims specified in the implementing rules; the article number of that rule is not cited here. In Bahrain an official paper stands in for the notice (Civil Code, article 221).
The rules that apply to a specific matter depend on the state, any free zone involved and the current text of the law, so check the official source before relying on them.
Sources
Official texts for the points on this page. General information, not legal advice. An article number is cited only where it was verified.
- UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2022, art. 1https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/1563
- Saudi Commercial Courts Lawhttps://laws.boe.gov.sa/BoeLaws/Laws/LawDetails/38334008-3b70-4c6c-b3af-aba3016a8061/1
- Bahrain Civil Code, Decree-Law No. 19 of 2001, art. 221https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/L1901