In the first quarter of 2024, the Najiz.sa platform and app experienced a surge in traffic, reaching 23 million visits from users across more than 90 countries, revealed the Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ). "The Najiz platform features four distinct portals tailored for Individuals, Businesses, Lawyers, and Government entities," the MoJ said. "This development represents a significant advancement in enhancing service quality and the integration of e-government initiatives." Offering 160 electronic services, the platform eliminates the necessity for clients to physically visit the ministry’s offices. Its primary objectives include streamlining service delivery, expediting the judicial process, fostering transparency, and providing quick access to information.
Saudi Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani and Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice, Mr. Paul Lam, met to explore ways to enhance judicial cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Al-Samaani highlighted the legal and judicial progress that Saudi Arabia has witnessed under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister. The minister emphasized the strides made in the specialized legislative system, including the Evidence Law, the Personal Status Law, and the Civil Transactions Law. These laws play a crucial role in ensuring judicial safeguards and achieving transparency for litigants. The two ministers also signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines cooperation between the two ministries, including the exchange of expertise on preventive justice, judicial training, and the organization of conferences and events.
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has introduced a new case archiving feature on the Najiz platform, enhancing privacy and control for clients. The service allows clients to securely archive their legal cases, ensuring that attorneys have access only to the cases they are assigned, thereby protecting the confidentiality of all other matters. To use this service, clients need to sign in to their account on Najiz.sa, navigate to the “Cases” section, and select the appropriate options to archive their case. The process includes a mobile verification step. With over 160 electronic judicial services available, the Najiz platform streamlines the legal process for clients. It offers a range of services, including those related to the judiciary, enforcement, and notarization. By using Najiz, clients can avoid the need to visit judicial facilities in person, saving them both time and effort.
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has introduced the “Real Estate Data” feature on its Real Estate Market platform. The feature grants clients access to a detailed record of all notarization activities associated with a property. Clients can now explore comprehensive real estate data for over 4 million property title deeds recorded by the MoJ. This includes a history of transactions such as sales, subdivisions, mergers, and grants, as well as various mortgage-related operations and relevant details like previous sale prices. The Ministry expressed its commitment to transparency, ensuring that all clients and real estate professionals receive reliable and accurate information. The Ministry also highlighted its ongoing efforts to enhance the Real Estate Market platform’s services. The Real Estate Market platform offers a suite of efficient and user-friendly tools designed to regulate and streamline real estate transactions. It serves as a platform that fosters investment opportunities and broadens the investor base.
Saudi Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani and Singapore’s Minister of Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam met to explore ways to enhance judicial cooperation between the two countries. Al-Samaani highlighted the legal and judicial progress that Saudi Arabia has witnessed under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister. He emphasized the progress made in the legislative and digital domains to improve the efficiency and quality of judicial services. The two ministers also exchanged views on bilateral issues related to justice, conciliation and mediation, and expressed their interest in strengthening their partnership in these areas. In addition, Shanmugam and his delegation visited the Judicial Command Center and learned about the digital tools and mechanisms that the ministry uses to monitor its various sectors.
Saudi Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani spoke at the Third Saudi Commercial Arbitration Conference, where he thanked the Saudi leadership for their support to the judiciary. He also highlighted the major legislative and digital developments that have enhanced the arbitration option in the Kingdom. “Saudi Arabia is among the fastest countries in the world in enforcing arbitral awards, either through the enforcement courts or the rescission claims filed at the appellate courts,” the minister said. He explained that the only way to challenge arbitral awards in Saudi Arabia is to file rescission claims at the appellate courts, which act as courts of law and do not review the facts of the case. He revealed that in the past three years, the Saudi appellate courts and panels have dealt with more than 4,000 arbitral award rescission claims, and they have confirmed 90% of these awards. He also revealed that the total value of the foreign arbitral awards exceeded 1.5 billion Saudi riyals (nearly $400 million), while the total value of the local arbitral awards enforced by the enforcement courts reached 3 billion Saudi riyals (nearly $800 million).
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ), in collaboration with the Saudi Contractors Authority, has launched the unified e-contract for comprehensive construction contracting. This e-contract is recognized as an enforcement document, ensuring enforceability directly and efficiently in the event of non-compliance by any party. The MoJ earlier initiated the second phase of the Preventive Justice Initiative. This phase aims to convert a broader spectrum of contracts into digitally notarized e-contracts, further streamlining legal processes. The ministry also embarked on several projects designed to uphold the principles of fairness and transparency, expedite the delivery of justice, and minimize legal disputes.
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a gold sponsor of the third edition of the LEAP 2024 tech event in Riyadh. The ministry showcases its digital transformation and AI technologies at the Digital Saudi Exhibition. Visitors can learn about the ministry’s digital enablers in the judicial, notarial, enforcement and conciliation sectors through smart screens at its booth. The screens also display information about the Judgment Prediction Project and the Real Estate Title Digitization Project. The ministry highlights the Najiz platform, which offers more than 160 online services and saves clients 70 million in-person visits a year. The platform also features the e-Litigation Project, which has shortened the litigation timeline by 79%. The booth presents the Virtual Enforcement Court, which has reduced the steps of the enforcement process to two. It also explores the digital transformation of notarization, the launch of the Real Estate Market platform and the digitization of 200 million real estate documents. The booth also provides information in English about the ministry’s journey of judicial development under Saudi Vision 2030. The ministry invites LEAP 2024 visitors to visit its booth no. H2.B02 and discover its digital transformation journey.
The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been honored with the Content Creation Award in its third edition, recognizing the ministry’s efforts in promoting legal culture and enhancing public legal awareness. The award was presented by HRH Prince Faisal bin Mishaal, Emir of the Qassim region. In his address, Prince Faisal extended his congratulations to all the award recipients across various categories, emphasizing the award’s role in encouraging the production of content that fosters social cohesion. Majed Al-Khamis, the MoJ’s General Director of Institutional Communication, emphasized the ministry’s commitment to content development aimed at effectively conveying its messages to the intended audience. He added that the ministry has adopted the latest communication methods to increase awareness of judicial services, share the ministry’s news, and foster positive communication with clients.
The Saudi Ministry of Justice’s Real Estate Market platform delivered over 600,000 services to its clients in 2023. These services encompassed a variety of real estate transactions, such as electronic conveyance, title deed modifications, property subdivision, associating title deeds with real estate identities, and the mortgaging of properties. "Accessible at srem.moj.gov.sa, the platform plays a pivotal role in enhancing the Kingdom’s investment landscape," the MoJ said. "It achieves this by promoting transparency, ensuring the freedom of offers and bids, providing equal opportunities, and streamlining procedural governance." The platform acts as a reliable data repository for investors, offering up-to-the-minute real estate information, as well as direct and regular reports on the sector. The platform also allows live tracking of real estate transactions across the various regions of Saudi Arabia. This includes detailed insights into transaction values, locations, square meter pricing, property dimensions, and the precise timing of each transaction.