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Statement of claim template for GCC courts (Word & PDF)
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For a claimant and counsel preparing a civil or commercial claim for a GCC court. It covers the court, the parties, the facts, the grounds and the requests. Filing is a later step, and in Saudi Arabia that filing is on Najiz.
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What this template includes
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A free bilingual statement of claim for a civil or commercial case. It records the court, the parties, the facts, the grounds and the requests. For the definitions, see statement of claim, appeal and statute of limitations. It is not an enforcement request: see enforcement of judgments. If an agent signs, issue the authority with the power of attorney template. The defendant’s reply is the statement of defence, and the notice before filing is the legal notice.
What the statement of claim contains
Order the claim the way the Najiz service orders the filing: classification, then the parties, then the facts and the documents, then submit.[1] The grounds are filled with the provision you rely on, not with an article number pre-written in this template.
- Write the claimant’s and the defendant’s identity and the national address. The service requires the defendant’s identity to be known.[1]
- If an agent files, the power of attorney must be in force and include authority to plead.[1]
- Out of scope: a criminal complaint, an enforcement request, and an end-of-service settlement.
- This page does not say that a labour claim must go through conciliation first. Check the classification requirements on the official service.
The template
Statement of claim
A draft statement of claim for a civil or commercial case, prepared before it is filed in the competent GCC court. It is not a criminal complaint and not an enforcement request. Replace every [placeholder]. Do not pre-fill article numbers.
To the [name of court] in [city], circuit [●]. Type of claim: [civil / commercial].
Drafting note
On Najiz you enter the classification of the claim and read its requirements before the rest of the data.[1] This draft is for a civil or commercial claim. The same service also lists criminal, personal-status and labour courts, each with the requirements of its own classification.
Claimant: [name, ID, national address, capacity: in person / agent / guardian].
Defendant: [name, ID or commercial register, address]. Defendant’s representative, if any: [●].
Drafting note
The service requires an ID for the claimant and the defendant, and a national address. If an agent files, the power of attorney must be in force and include authority to plead: see the power of attorney template. A guardian needs a guardianship deed that is in force. The defendant’s identity must be known before the claim can be filed.[1]
The claimant asks for [the order, the sum or the obligation] arising out of [the contract or the event] dated [●].
Drafting note
Keep the subject to one sentence a reader can repeat. The narrative belongs in the facts.
- (1) [First fact, with the date].
- (2) [Second fact].
- (3) [What was demanded before the claim, if anything, and the result].
Drafting note
Number the facts in time order. Don’t mix the request into the story.
The claimant relies on the provision it identifies: [cite the provision you rely on]. Do not leave this blank when you file.
Drafting note
This template does not pre-fill article numbers. Find the provision with legal research, then have a lawyer read it. The service card says the related texts are the Commercial Courts Law and its implementing regulation, the Sharia Procedure Law and its implementing regulation, the Criminal Procedure Law and its implementing regulation, and the appeals regulation. This page does not reproduce those texts.[1]
The claimant attaches what Annex 1 lists. Supporting documents may be required, depending on the classification.[1]
- (1) Order the defendant to [the principal request].
- (2) [An alternative request, if any].
- (3) Costs, if the court finds a basis for them.
Drafting note
This page states no court-fee figure. The fee field on the service card is not restated here as a rule for every claim.
Person filing: name [●] · capacity [in person / agent] · power of attorney no. [●] · signature [●] · date [●]
Address for service: [●]
Drafting note
If an agent signs, attach a power of attorney that is in force and includes authority to plead. Draft it with the power of attorney template, then issue it through the official channel.[3][1]
Saudi Arabia notes
What the “Statement of claim” service card states.[1]
| Item | What the card states |
|---|---|
| Filing | On Najiz: all services, the judiciary package, statement of claim, a new request, the classification and its requirements, the claim and the parties, the documents, then submit.[1] |
| Courts | General, criminal, civil, commercial, personal status and labour.[1] |
| Agent | A power of attorney in force that includes authority to plead, if an agent files.[1] |
| Attendance | The service does not require a court visit unless an SMS asks for one.[1] |
| Not stated here | This page does not list claims that must go to conciliation first. Check the classification requirements inside the service. |
UAE notes
A Dubai Courts filing page was not read on this pass: the site did not open from this network.[5][4]
| Item | What to do |
|---|---|
| Language | Check the court’s language requirements. This page does not state that filing is in Arabic unless you have read that on the court’s own page. |
| Abu Dhabi | The Judicial Department publishes court e-services. Its home page labels case registration, alongside the notary.[4] The filing steps themselves were not read. |
| Dubai | The Dubai Courts link is kept. No filing step was read from it on this pass.[5] |
Annex 1 – Documents
Describe each document well enough to identify it, and say who holds it.
| No. | Description | Type | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [describe the document] | [contract / invoice / correspondence] | [with the claimant / the defendant] |
| 2 | [●] | [●] | [●] |
| 3 | [●] | [●] | [●] |